新加坡早期建筑女工“蓝头巾”初探 ：兼与“红头巾”作比较 = A study of the female construction workers "Lan Tou Jin" in the early days of Singapore : in comparison with "Samsui Women"

• Main Author: 徐益芳 Xu, Yi Fang
• Other Authors: Lee Guan Kin
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: Chinese
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: DRNTU::Humanities
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/48482
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

从殖民地时期到独立后，男女华工对新加坡经济发展作出不少贡献，但早期华侨女工的记载有限，而对建筑女工的研究多侧重于“红头巾”（Samsui Women）,甚至以“红头巾”一词作为新加坡建筑女工的统称。从“红头巾”的英文名称就可知道，她们来自广东三水，而实际上，新加坡早期建筑女工不仅仅来自那里。 多数人对“红头巾”略有所闻，但新一代对她们却是一知半解，更不用说其她建筑女工了。其实，除了“红头巾”，早期建筑女工在工作时也戴蓝色或黑色头巾，还有一些因在室内工作，因此也有不戴头巾的。这些妇女籍贯包括了广东、客家和福建，但这群人却鲜少被记录。笔者以“蓝头巾”为本论文主角，因为除了“红头巾”外，她们是第二大建筑女工群体。 本论文尝试通过六名“蓝头巾”的个案剖析，并将她们置于闽粤华侨移民发展的历史框架中。笔者在第一章中介绍关于“蓝头巾”的文献和资料以及研究方法。第二章和第三章则详细描述她们来新加坡前后的生活面貌及工作情形。在第四章中，笔者将“蓝头巾”与“红头巾”做对比，从女性主义和四缘文化看她们的异同。最后以第五章总结论点。 Since the Colonial Period till the 1980s, Chinese immigrant workers played an important role in Singapore’s economical development. However, there were little records with regards to these Chinese immigrant workers, especially in the area of female Chinese construction workers. “Samsui women” became the main research focus for this group of workers and the term “Samsui women” eventually became the official title for them. As the name suggests, “Samsui women” were originated from Samsui, Guangdong, China.