“America is the Dream of So Many Things”: &lt;i&gt;Images and experiences
                        of German speaking au pairs in the United States&lt;/i&gt;

Geserick, Christine

doi:10.1515/njmr-2016-0031

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“…Their motivations for working as au pairs also varied and included economic, educational, personal and cultural reasons (see also Sekeráková Búriková 2014;cf. Cox & Busch 2016;Geserick 2016;Tkach 2013). Most of the interviewees were not fluent in English.…”

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EU Enlargement and Au Pairing in the United Kingdom: <i>The experiences and migratory strategies of Slovak au pairs</i>

Búriková

2016

Nordic Journal of Migration Research

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This article draws upon ethnographic fieldwork on Slovak au pairs in the United Kingdom during 2004 and 2005. Connecting the macro level of regulations (i.e. immigration rules regarding au pairs, the visa regime and access to the labour market) with the micro level of relationships within host households, I examine the migration experiences of Slovak au pairs during the time of EU enlargement. I argue that the abolishment of the UK visas and unlimited access to the UK labour market affected the working conditions of au pairs and enabled Slovak citizens to make au pairing part of larger migration projects. The experience of au pairs demonstrates that when considering the role of migration status in the experience of paid domestic workers, we have to consider the wider context of being a migrant, not merely the particular visa regime.

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