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Indonesian domestic workers and the (un)making of transnational livelihoods and provisional futures

Travailleurs domestiques indonésiens, (dé)faire les moyens de subsistance des transnationaux et leur avenir provisoire

Los trabajadores domésticos de Indonesia y el (des)hacer de medios de vida transnacionales y futuros provisionales

Brenda S. A. YeohDepartment of Geography, National University of Singapore, Singapore;Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore, SingaporeCorrespondence[email protected]
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Maria PlattAsia Research Institute, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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Choon Yen KhooDepartment of Geography, National University of Singapore, Singapore;Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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Theodora LamDepartment of Geography, National University of Singapore, Singapore;Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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Grace BaeyIndependent Researcher, Singapore
Pages 415-434 | Received 12 Sep 2014, Accepted 06 Apr 2016, Published online: 17 May 2016

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