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01-02-2020 | Letter to the Editor

Domestic Workers from the Philippines in China: An Opportunity for Health Promotion Within the Belt and Road Initiative

Authors: Brian J. Hall, Yuqian Zhang, Kun Li, Melissa R. Garabiles, Carl Latkin

Published in: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health | Issue 1/2020

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The Chinese government recently announced it will allow local residents to employ foreign domestic workers (DW) in Mainland China, after a trial period in some cities [1]. This will expand existing legal labor migration to China, currently concentrated in the Special Administrative Regions (in Macao and Hong Kong). This presents a unique opportunity for China to assume regional leadership in developing strategies to protect and promote transnational migrant worker health. …

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Title: Domestic Workers from the Philippines in China: An Opportunity for Health Promotion Within the Belt and Road Initiative
Authors: Brian J. Hall
Yuqian Zhang
Kun Li
Melissa R. Garabiles
Carl Latkin
Publication date: 01-02-2020
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health / Issue 1/2020
Print ISSN: 1557-1912
Electronic ISSN: 1557-1920
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-019-00942-1

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