Abstract
This article chronicles the experiences which lead some female migrant workers in Dongguan, China, to deliberately transition from factory work to sex work. Their decisions are guided by indentured mobility as well as bounded rational choice. This article presents ethnographic data from 45 streetwalkers in Dongguan who navigated highly competitive and risky urban environments involving pimps, police, and gang members. The Chinese government hukou system puts them at an additional disadvantage. Still, life as a streetwalker became their path to economic freedom, removing them from the abject poverty of the factory sweatshop and into an individualized life in urban China.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 896-909 |
| Journal | Deviant Behavior |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue number | 7 |
| Online published | 23 Jun 2017 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2018 |
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
RGC Funding Information
- RGC-funded
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GRF: Un-demonizing the Dirty Girl : Sex Work and Intimate Relationships in Urban China
TSANG, Y. H. E. (Principal Investigator / Project Coordinator), HO, W. C. (Co-Investigator) & Ho, P. S. Y. (Co-Investigator)
1/11/15 → 20/04/20
Project: Research
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