INSTRAW Library

Welcome to the INSTRAW LIBRARY, a compilation of around 600 publications produced by the former UN International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women (UN-INSTRAW), which served as the leading UN institute devoted to research, training and knowledge management to achieve gender equality and women’s empowerment. INSTRAW, along with DAW, OSAGI and UNIFEM, came together in 2010 to establish the present UN Women.

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The Legacy of INSTRAW

In addition to the INSTRAW Library, the UN Women Training Centre presents the publication “The legacy of INSTRAW in promoting the rights of women. A historical record of the Institute between 1976 and 2010”, which intends to pay tribute to the story of INSTRAW as well as to the women’s movements and governments which supported it.

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ID: 2001-R-MIG-ASI
Reference: Temporary Labour Migration of Women: Case Studies of Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: INSTRAW.
Year: 2001
Description: This research study focuses on the South Asian region, particularly in Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, examining the impact of temporary female labour migration on the families left behind and on their own traditional roles and status. Examined in these studies are the initiatives, policies and programmes put in place to protect the rights and improve the situation of migrant women in these countries.
Instraw's Mandate: Research
Theme: Migration
Keywords: Temporary Labour, Policy, Traditional Roles
Geographic Area: Asia
Languages: English
Type of Product: Research study
Disponibility: Printed
LinkToFile: PDF FILE