About the Book: Uncertain Journeys: Labour Migration from South Asia
The topic of labour migration appears constantly in the media, but too often,
the issues take precedence over the people involved—the migrant workers who
leave Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, to work long hours in
precarious situations across the Middle East and Southeast Asia. Here, eleven
journalists explore the lived realities of migrant workers from South Asia—their
aspirations, fears and dreams; how global forces determine their freedom; how
they navigate the policies that attempt to regulate their lives; and their hopes
for a better future which carry them through years of unrelenting toil.
Uncertain Journeys