Migration, internal and external, continues to be a dominant livelihood strategy for households in Lesotho, with almost half (43 percent) of households reporting at least one member living away. The past decade has seen a sharp increase in female migration, due to a halt in new hires of Basotho men in South African mines and a concomitant expansion of jobs primarily for women in the export garment sector in Maseru and Maputsoe. This study analyzes...
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2018/01/18
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Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques
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WPS8307
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2018/01/18
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Disclosed
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Female migration in Lesotho : determinants and opportunities
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migrant