The ”Khadama Dependency Syndrome”: Determinants and prospects for the future of domestic work demand in the United Arab Emirates

This paper examines the future roles and determinants of foreign domestic workers living in United Arab Emirates (UAE) society as well as the implications of their work on local Emirati families. Using in-depth interviews with 30 local employers in the UAE, we argue that the structural dependency on...

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Volume:	10
Main Author:	Malit, Jr., Froilan T Awad, Mouawiya Al Alexander, Kristian
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Place of publication:	CEFAS 25.01.2019 Centre Français d’Archéologie et de Sciences Sociales de Sanaa
published in:	Arabian humanities Vol. 10; no. 10
Data of publication:	2019-01-25
ISSN:	2308-6122 2308-6122
EISSN:	2308-6122
Discipline:	Economics
Subjects:	foreign domestic work United Arab Emirates globalization structural dependency khadama dependency syndrome local family foreign domestic work mondialisation dépendance structurelle globalization structural dependency local family emploi de domestique étranger Émirats arabes unis United Arab Emirates khadama dependency syndrome famille locale
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