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YAML
abstract: 'Economic empowerment brings with it a wide range of consequences, both
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positive and negative. The objective of this paper was to examine the
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relationship between economic empowerment and the sexual behaviour and
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practices of migrant workers within the context of HIV and AIDS in the
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Lesotho textile industry. Data for this paper were extracted from the
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findings of a larger study which had been conducted concerning HIV and
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AIDS in the textile industry in Lesotho. Using in-depth interviews, data
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were collected from 40 participants who were purposively selected from
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five factories which had been chosen randomly. Empowerment theory was
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used as a lens to provide meanings for the experiences of the
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participants. The findings show that the participants were empowered
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only in certain respects in terms of Kabeer''s empowerment model of
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`power to'' and `power within'', on one hand, and in terms of Malhotra''s
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comprehensive empowerment framework at the household level, on the
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other, as being employed in the industry enabled them to participate in
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the economy. Employment in the sector provided the participants with the
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means to be able to acquire basic needs and the ability to participate
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in household decision-making: for the female participants, the ability
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to make independent sexual decisions was also enhanced. These
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improvements were greeted enthusiastically, particularly by the female
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participants, given their previously disadvantaged status as a result of
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coming from rural patriarchal villages with gender-defined hegemonic
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notions of respectability. The findings also indicate that environmental
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factors and others, such as meagre salaries, encouraged some of the
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female workers to engage in transactional sex, while some of the male
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participants tended to increase their sexual relationships as a result
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of acquiring employment and income from the industry. It is the
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contention of the authors of this study that true empowerment requires
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both vital resources and individual and collective participation,
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particularly for the women, who are more vulnerable than men. Finally,
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we conclude that the opportunities provided by economic empowerment have
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given the participants a new social meaning for their situation and an
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awareness about their place in power relations.'
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affiliation: 'Tanga, PT (Corresponding Author), Univ Ft Hare, Dept Social Work Social
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Dev, PB X1314, ZA-5700 Alice, South Africa.
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Tanga, Pius Tangwe, Univ Ft Hare, Dept Social Work Social Dev, ZA-5700 Alice, South
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Africa.
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Tangwe, Magdaline Nji, Univ Ft Hare, Fac Educ, ZA-5700 Alice, South Africa.'
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author: Tanga, Pius Tangwe and Tangwe, Magdaline Nji
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author-email: tanga8\_2000@yahoo.co.uk
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author_list:
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- family: Tanga
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given: Pius Tangwe
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- family: Tangwe
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given: Magdaline Nji
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.1080/17290376.2014.976250
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eissn: 1813-4424
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files: []
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issn: 1729-0376
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journal: SAHARA J-JOURNAL OF SOCIAL ASPECTS OF HIV-AIDS
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keywords: 'economic empowerment; migrant workers; sexual behaviour and practices;
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HIV and AIDS; options and choices'
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keywords-plus: LABOR MIGRATION; RISK; TRANSMISSION
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language: English
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number: '1'
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number-of-cited-references: '57'
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pages: 187-201
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papis_id: 4815fcf475df90c1defd646ae6a15e58
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ref: Tanga2014interplayeconomic
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times-cited: '4'
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title: Interplay between economic empowerment and sexual behaviour and practices of
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migrant workers within the context of HIV and AIDS in the Lesotho textile industry
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type: article
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unique-id: WOS:000346283000021
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usage-count-last-180-days: '0'
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usage-count-since-2013: '9'
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volume: '11'
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web-of-science-categories: Health Policy \& Services; Public, Environmental \& Occupational
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Health
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year: '2014'
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