Migration and Domestic Work - IMISCOE Short Reader (Paperback, 1st ed. 2022)

This open access short reader offers a systematic overview of the scholarly debate on the experiences of migrant domestic workers at a global level, in the past as well as in present time. It tackles the nexus between migration and domestic work with a multi-layered approach. The book looks into the issue of (paid) domestic work in migratory contexts by investigating the feminization of migration, thereby considering the larger framework within which this specific phenomenon takes place. The author explains notions such as the "international division of reproductive labor" or "global care chains" which emphasize the inequality in the way care and domestic tasks are distributed today between middle-class women in receiving nations and migrant domestic workers. Moreover, the book shows how women migrating to work in the domestic work and private care sector are facing a complex landscape of migration and labor regulations that are extremely difficult to navigate. At the same time, this issue also addresses employers' households who cannot find appropriate or affordable care among declining welfare states and national workers reluctant to take the job, whilst legal regulations make difficult to hire a domestic worker who is a third country national. As such this book offers an interesting read to academics, policy makers and all those working in the field.

General

Imprint:	Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	IMISCOE Research Series
Release date:	August 2022
First published:	2022
Authors:	Sabrina Marchetti
Dimensions:	235 x 155mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	87
Edition:	1st ed. 2022
ISBN-13:	978-3-03-111465-6
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political science & theory Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Population & demography > Immigration & emigration Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Labour economics > General
LSN:	3-03-111465-5
Barcode:	9783031114656

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