Life in the big city: The multiple vulnerabilities of migrant Cambodian garment factory workers to HIV

Webber, Gail; Edwards, Nancy; Graham, Ian D.; Amaratunga, Carol; Keane, Vincent; Ros, Silvia Algaba

doi:10.1016/j.wsif.2009.12.008

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“…In Cambodia, many young women from poor rural families migrate to urban areas to earn and remit income to their families in their home villages. 1 2 A common migratory pull are the garment factories that employ over 600 000 young women. Garment workers are typically not given fair wages, safe work environments or health insurance—a combination of factors that have resulted in worker unrest and mass fainting incidents at various factories.…”

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Factors associated with induced abortion among female entertainment workers: a cross-sectional study in Cambodia

Tuot

Chhoun

et al. 2015

BMJ Open

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ObjectiveTo explore risk factors associated with induced abortion among sexually active female entertainment workers (FEWs) in Cambodia.DesignCross-sectional study.SettingPhnom Penh and Siem Reap, Cambodia.ParticipantsThis study included 556 FEWs aged 18–47 years randomly selected from entertainment establishments in the two cities in 2014 using a two-stage cluster sampling method. Data were collected through face-to-face interviews using a structured questionnaire.Primary outcome measureHistory of induced abortion during the time working as a FEW.ResultsOf the total sample, 45.6% reported currently using a contraceptive method with condom (42.4%) being the most common method, followed by pills (25.6%). One-fourth (25%) of the respondents reported having been pregnant at least once, and 21.4% reported having at least one induced abortion during the time working as a FEW. After controlling for other covariates in a multivariate logistic regression model, FEWs with a history of induced abortion remained significantly more likely to be currently working in a karaoke bar (AOR=1.75, 95% CI 1.10 to 2.78), to have worked longer as a FEW (AOR=1.42, 95% CI 1.06 to 1.43), to have had a greater number of sexual partners in the past 12 months (AOR=1.86, 95% CI 1.02 to 1.54), to be currently using a contraceptive method (AOR=1.52, 95% CI 1.01 to 2.29), to be able to find condoms when they needed them (AOR=2.03, 95% CI 1.09 to 3.82), and to report inconsistent condom use with non-commercial partners in the past 3 months (AOR=1.62, 95% CI 1.06 to 3.44).ConclusionsThis study highlights the high rates of unwanted pregnancies that ended in induced abortions among FEWs in Cambodia. Access of FEWs to quality sexual and reproductive healthcare services is deemed a high priority. Integrated interventions to improve sexual and reproductive health among these vulnerable women should be tailored to reach the most-at-risk groups.

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Factors associated with induced abortion among female entertainment workers: a cross-sectional study in Cambodia

Tuot

Chhoun

et al. 2015

BMJ Open

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“…Cities have a distinct impact on human psychology and on individual and household social relationships. Social scientists have been divided on whether cities foster anomie and disaffection with adverse effects on human health (e.g., Wirth 1938, Webber et al 2010 or whether cities enable new social configurations to be established through which individuals enhance their physical and mental well-being (e.g., Singh & Siahpush 2002, Glaeser 2011. Researchers, social commentators, and urban residents alike have noted that individuals at all socioeconomic levels recognize this range of emotions and philosophize about the ways in which perceptions of opportunity and potential benefit outweigh objectively deleterious conditions such as pollution, increased expenses, and smaller living spaces (e.g., Lusambili 2007, Webber et al 2010.…”

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The Archaeology of Urban Landscapes

Smith

2014

Annu. Rev. Anthropol.

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Urban centers have inner and outer landscapes whose physical remains can be read as the materialization of social, political, economic, and ritual interactions. Inner landscapes are manifested in architecture and spatial organizations that configure relationships on the basis of economic status, ethnicity, occupation, age grade, and gender within the city. Outer landscapes are composed of the hinterlands on which urban centers depend for resources, including agricultural products and in-migrating laborers who seek economic and social opportunities. Urban-based elites reach deep into the countryside not only as a matter of political control, but also for investment of centralized resources into infrastructure such as canals, roads, and territorial borders. The monumental and household configurations of cities, expressed both at the heart of urban centers and in their countrysides, enable a distinct phenomenology of interaction mapped into daily experiences.

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“…Few working women spend their earnings freely and most retain heavy domestic responsibilities (Elson 1999). Garment factorywork often entails migration to urban centres (Webber et al 2010;Werner 2010) and even across national borders (Crinis 2010), which transforms lives and can exacerbate vulnerability (Webber et al 2010, Werner 2010. Garment factorywork often entails migration to urban centres (Webber et al 2010;Werner 2010) and even across national borders (Crinis 2010), which transforms lives and can exacerbate vulnerability (Webber et al 2010, Werner 2010.…”

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Women’s changing domestic responsibilities in neoliberal Africa: a relational time-space analysis of Lesotho’s garment industry

Ansell

Tsoeu

Hajdú

2014

Gender, Place & Culture

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Life in the big city: The multiple vulnerabilities of migrant Cambodian garment factory workers to HIV

Cited by 20 publications

References 38 publications

Factors associated with induced abortion among female entertainment workers: a cross-sectional study in Cambodia

Factors associated with induced abortion among female entertainment workers: a cross-sectional study in Cambodia

The Archaeology of Urban Landscapes

Women’s changing domestic responsibilities in neoliberal Africa: a relational time-space analysis of Lesotho’s garment industry

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