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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"migrant domestic workers"”.
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Comfortable others: the process of identity niching among private employment agencies, employers and migrant domestic workers
… the process of “identity niching” in the domestic work sector by focusing on the role of and demand for the services of private employment agencies (PEAs) that specialise in placements in Cape Town. The thesis focuses on how Zimbabwean migrant domestic workers' (MDWs) identity as …
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The Legal Protection of Women Migrant Domestic Workers: A Comparative Analysis of the Philippines and Sri Lanka
… rely on the foreign employment of women migrant domestic workers and the subsequent inflow of their remittances. This thesis examines whether both governments are prioritising a market-driven approach to migration above the protection of the rights of women migrant domestic workers at …
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Invisible labour: the role of institutionalised xenophobia in shaping the experiences of migrant domestic workers in South Africa
… to democracy and continuing to marginalise migrant workers, particularly in the domestic labour sector. Migrant domestic workers, many of whom come from neighbouring African countries, face systemic exclusion, precarious employment conditions, and, in some cases, outright violence. This …
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Invisible labour: the role of institutionalised Xenophobia in shaping the experiences of migrant domestic workers in South Africa
Background: Physiotherapy remains a female dominated profession, yet in certain professional spheres female physiotherapists are underrepresented. This is particularly evident in men's professional sport. Despite efforts to promote inclusivity and diversity in various professional men's sports, …
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Single Mother, Migrant Domestic Workers: Exploring the coping experience of low-income Zimbabwean women raising their children in South Africa
Zimbabweans are the largest migrant group in South Africa, and many of them are women who end up working informally as domestic workers (DWs). This study investigated the way that Zimbabwean single mother migrant domestic workers (MDWs) experience and cope with the burden of care. Specifically, it …
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A PRIVATE BUSINESS.THE ROLE OF EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES IN THE ORGANIZATION OF DOMESTIC WORK
… labour intermediaries on the organization of domestic work in Italy. I focus on the impact these intermediaries may have on the high rate of labour informality defining domestic work, as well as on the condition of invisibility of migrant domestic workers, and on the racialized and gendered …
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The domestic worker as postcolonial subject : a policy and discourse analysis of the Canadian Government's "Caregiver Program"
… construction of the notion of temporary foreign workers, examines in what sense migrant domestic workers can be understood as postcolonial subjects, and analyzes the nature of Canada's Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) in the context of the ongoing domestic and global debate on labour …
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The Plight of Kenyan Domestic Workers in Gulf Countries
… gap, Kenyan women are seeking employment in the domestic service sector in the Gulf Countries, with Saudi Arabia being the most popular destination. At their destination countries, some domestic workers are subjected to various forms of abuse by their employers, leaving the worker without …
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From Level 5 to Level 3 Lockdown: The Work Experiences and Employment Relationships of Domestic Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic in South Africa
This study explores the work experiences of domestic workers in the Western Cape during levels 5, 4 and 3 of the lockdowns in 2020. The aim of this research was to discover how the lockdowns affected domestic workers' working conditions and employment relationships. The research adopted a …