Women Migrant Workers

Entrevista a Yolanda Besteiro. Radio Netherlands Worldwide, www.informarn.nl.

Entrevista a Milagros Maldonado. Radio Netherlands Worldwide, www.informarn.nl.

In the wake of the Second World War, the Netherlands began inviting tens of thousands of foreigners to help rebuild the country's economy. Eventually they brought their wives and children over to this corner of northwestern Europe. Migrant women received little attention from successive Dutch governments who thought that the migrants would eventually return home. But that didn't happen. Eric Beauchemin, Radio Netherlands Worldwide.

Una storia le cui protagoniste sono un gruppo di donne aspiranti sarte, tirocinanti presso l’Antica Sartoria Rom di Roma. Al 954 di via Nomentana, c’è una cooperativa, sul citofono spicca una scritta colorata: antica sartoria rom; all’interno di questo un piccolo caseggiato giallo tra macchine da cucire, manichini, merletti pezzi e paillettes lavora alacremente un gruppo di ragazze. Source: http://radiocarta.amisnet.org.

The stereotypes, which apply to African women, rarely include a masters degree. Sophia Poppe from Tanzania has a masters degree and she talks about her experience of finding work in Adelaide. "Migrant Women in the Workforce: documenting the contribution of migrant women to Australian working life" produced by Nicola Joseph. More info: National Ethnic & Multicultural Broadcasters' Council (NEMBC).

Interview with the Deputy Director of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), Mrs. Ndioro Ndiaye. She speaks about what women migrants may face and the effects of their migration. By Patricka Dallas for WINGS for AMARC - Radio Voices Without Frontiers 2007.