Intercultural Understanding and Human Rights Education ... - APCEIU

| Summary of Presentation |
- Dr. Chin-Sung Chung
Related with feminization of poverty,
feminization of migration is widely
discussed nowadays. In the context of
contemporary globalization labor
migration from developing countries to
developed countries has been ever
expanded. Especially women occupy
majority.
Why do more women than men
migrate Patriarchy of both sending and
receiving countries is the most important
factor. (i) Patriarchal way of thinking (of
the sending countries) pushes women to
earn money for their families, especially
foe their brotherseducation. (ii) Feminist
movements in receiving countries has
liberated women of those countries from
domestic works in a considerable degree,
but patriarchy of those countries which is
not fundamentally changed makes
domestic works still wait for women s
labor. Situation of sex industry is the
same. This is also the target of
transnational feminist movement. Thus,
globalization of domestic and sex works
has become a new phenomenon. In
Korea, which used to be one of the
sending countries, changed its position to
a receiving country since the end of the
1980s. A large number of workers have
entered Korea mostly from Asian
countries and Russia.
It is recommended that UN should
pursue practical measures for protection
of human rights of the female migrant
workers; intensify regional efforts for
intercultural understanding; create
government policies and strengthen
government policies. (please refer to
page 175 for full text)
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