Migrant care work in Europe: Variety and institutional determinants

Authors
Publication date 2014
Host editors
  • M. León
Book title The transformation of care in European societies
ISBN
  • 9781349673155
  • 9781137326508
ISBN (electronic)
  • 9781137326515
Pages (from-to) 62-82
Publisher Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan
Organisations
  • Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences (FMG)
  • Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences (FMG) - Amsterdam Institute for Social Science Research (AISSR)
Abstract Throughout Europe, immigrants are becoming increasingly important as employees in the care sector. Migrants from many different origins, ranging from the Philippines to Zimbabwe, and from Peru to Poland and Romania, work in Western European countries to provide care services. Some work for care providing agencies and others are directly employed by families. Some work on an hourly base, others live in with the family for which they work. Some have completely formal employment relations, while others work irregularly, and everything in between.
Document type Chapter
Language English
Published at https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137326515_4
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