简介：B.A.T.A.M.tellsthecontrastingstoriesoftwowomen:Wati,ayoungfactoryworker,andDewi,aprostitute,bothofwhomlivethroughadramatictransformationontheIndonesianislandofBatam,locatedonSingapore'sdoorstep.Inthisfree-tradezone,anofficialeconomybasedinthefactories,andanunofficialeconomyofprostitution,havedevelopedtogether,increasingBatam'spopulationfrom3,000to700,000.Asthetwodivergenteconomiesdependonfemalelabor,theexperiencesofthesetwowomenilluminatethewaysinwhichmultinationalcapitalismandmigrationinteractintheshadowlandsofglobalization.…