Contract Workers, Risk, and the War in Iraq: Sierra Leonean Labor Migrants at US Military Bases 9780773552159

Understanding why low-skilled workers in developing countries migrated to Iraq to support the US War on Terror. Unders

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Contract Workers, Risk, and the War in Iraq: Sierra Leonean Labor Migrants at US Military Bases
9780773552159

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Kevin J.A. Thomas

Table of contents :
Cover
CONTRACT WORKERS, RISK, AND THE WAR IN IRAQ
Title
Copyright
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Contract Workers, Recruiters, and International Migration
1 Risk and the Determinants of Labor Migration
2 Social Transitions, Jobs, and Migration in Sierra Leone
3 Recruiting Workers and Preparing for Migration
4 Supporting the US Mission in Iraq
5 The Downsides of Contract Work
6 Return Migration, Reintegration, and “Blood Dollars”
7 Making Migration Work
Conclusion: Migration Systems, Risk, and the Future of Work
References
Index

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