A Faith that Binds: Iraqi Christian Women on the Domestic Service Ladder of Istanbul

Replacement Migration and Changing Preferences: Immigrant Workers in Cleaning and Domestic Service in Portugal

“…This is the easiest job to get'. Since there are still opportunities for African women who wish to enter this occupation, particularly in the more-demanding and more-subject-to-abuse segment of the sector, what seems to be at stake is their move to a live-out and better paid segment as well as their permanence in the sector (for a further elaboration of the segments or 'niching within the niche' in domestic service, see Daniş 2007;Lutz 2007). My own research indicates that the exit trend of African workers from this activity and their replacement by newly arrived migrants of other origins does not appear to constitute a strong negative impact on their labour market situation.…”

Migration at Work

“…In the case of nannies, the ethnic stratification of the labour market becomes even more pronounced. A remarkable study done by Danis (2007) portrays the complexity of and the hierarchies within the Turkish domestic labour industry. She suggests that English nannies, followed by Filipina nannies, take the place at the top of the ladder since they address Turkish upperclass aspirations for pre-school education.…”

Φύλο, Μετανάστευση Και Το Χάσμα Της Φροντίδας

“…Αποτελεί απάντηση στην πιεστική αύξηση των αναγκών φροντίδας λόγω δημογραφικών αλλά και λοιπών οικονομικο-κοινωνικών εξελίξεων (Stark, 2005). Ένας από τους λόγους που προσελκύει γυναίκες (και ιδιαίτερα μετανάστριες) στη σφαίρα των υπηρεσιών φροντίδας αποτελεί η πεποίθηση πως το νοικοκυριό είναι ένας «προστατευμένος χώρος» (Daniş, 2007). Ωστόσο συχνά οι μετανάστριες συχνά δοκιμάζουν όχι μόνο διπλή, αλλά και τριπλή εκμετάλλευση (Duffy, 2006).…”