Kazue Takamura, McGill University

Research

Migrant labor welfare Migrant rights Labor export policies State policy behaviour

Latest funding

The Predicament of the Philippine Migrant Worker: An Analysis of Labor-Sending Countries' Responses to the Plight of Citizen Workers Abroad
SSHRC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$66,290

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The Predicament of the Philippine Migrant Worker: An Analysis of Labor-Sending Countries' Responses to the Plight of Citizen Workers Abroad

Principal investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Takamura, Kazue

Keywords: Migrant labor welfare; Migrant rights; Labor export policies; State policy behaviour

$66,290

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Migrant labor welfare Dear Professor Takamura, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on migrant labor welfare connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "The Predicament of the Philippine Migrant Worker: An Analysis of Labor-Sending Countries' Responses to the Plight of Citizen Workers Abroad" (2023), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]