Migrant Domestic Workers in Asia: Transnational Variations and Policy Concerns

Islam, M. Rezaul; Cojocaru, Ştefan

doi:10.1111/imig.12201

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“…The point is, a person who migrates from one state to another, with the intention to work for the fulfillment of its right to be called by migrant workers. Meanwhile, according to the International Labor Organization (ILO, 2013) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM, 1009, 12), a migrant domestic worker is someone who is moving to another state or region to life and social conditions are more viable and improve prospects for themselves or family, work in providing services for the workers or for the household (Islam & Cojocaru, 2016).…”

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Legal Protection of Indonesian Migrant Workers: International Law, National Regulations and Contemporary Problems

Hartono¹

2021

Int. J. Criminol. Sociol.

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The research aims to focus on how to conduct an investigation of the regulations for the protections of Indonesian Migrant Workers (IMW) and what efforts are needed by the Indonesian government in addressing the problems for application of regulation. The method uses descriptive research with a qualitative approach through the normative juridical method and data analysis method. With the revised regulation videlicet Law No 18 of 2017, the Indonesian government will not only serve applicant of Indonesian migrant workers but also to their families. Furthermore, it will improve the quality of migrant workers along with protecting and providing safety for their families. The findings showed that Indonesian migrant workers as a legal subject have the rights to be protected and to oblige the requirements which is set by the Indonesian government as sending state and the government of destination state. Legal protection of Indonesian migrant workers in overseas required binding protection which is provided by the state.

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Legal Protection of Indonesian Migrant Workers: International Law, National Regulations and Contemporary Problems

Hartono¹

2021

Int. J. Criminol. Sociol.

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“…Despite the relevance of domestic work, and the importance of home-based care-giving, both nationally and internationally, there is almost no research literature on the experiences and education of women who migrate for domestic work. Most of the literature related to domestic workers focuses on the work conditions, human rights, and legal issues (Blackett, 2012;Choudry & Smith, 2016;Devasahayam & Yeoh, 2007;Elias, 2010;Huang, Yeoh, & Toyota, 2012;Islam & Cojocaru, 2016;Sollund & Leonard, 2012;Suleman, 2015). The social relations of care-work, associated with the household to the function of the labor market in Southeast Asia, provide insights about the development of significant networks of activists, advocacy groups, and NGOs in the region (Carney, 2010;Elias, 2010;Huang, Yeoh, & Toyota, 2012).…”

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Caregivers’ Education in Global Time: The Case of Filipina Domestic Workers in Singapor

2021

JBD

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This paper links the results of an explorative case study with quantitative data from a survey in order to present the complex personal, societal, economic and cultural factors that influence foreign domestic workers' (FDWs) experiences as home-based caregivers. A lack of coordinated, systematic training programs for live-in FDWs hinders their social mobility as well as quality of home-care practices. The author suggests a paradigm shift towards creating collaborative relationships between professionals in healthcare and education, with home-caregivers, in order to create new model of bi-directional education. The researcher calls for an examination of lay-knowledge of caregivers in order to advance training programs, and in hope to shape new, multifaceted, and inclusive pedagogy required for the future of adult education in a globalised world. The author argues that FDWs' experiential learning and lay knowledge should be recognized as valuable, relevant, and integral for future research, regardless of their access to conventional modes of accreditation and education.

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“…Outsourcing and subcontracting of domestic care and familial care to caregivers has also increased in several developed Asian countries, in addition to the expansion of the role of the market and voluntary sectors in care provision (Michel & Peng, 2017). Outsourcing domestic work or childcare has become common in Korea, particularly by hiring migrant domestic workers in Hong Kong, Singapore, and Taiwan (Chan, 2005;Choi, 2016;Constable, 2007;Cortés & Pan, 2013;Islam & Cojocaru, 2015;Lan, 2003;Estévez-Abe & Kim, 2013). Recent studies have shown that the frequency, specificity, and uncertainty level of the transaction, as well as social beliefs and preferences can facilitate or hinder outsourcing (Raz-Yurovich, 2014;Kornrich, 2012;Van der Lippe et al, 2012).…”

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Gender Differences in Contribution to Domestic Work and Childcare Associated with Outsourcing in Korea

Ryu¹,

Kim²

2020

Fam. Environ. Res

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This paper examines the associations of having a helper for domestic work or childcare and time spent on it by couples in South Korea. We use five waves of panel survey data from the Korean Longitudinal Survey of Women and Families (KLoWF), which allows longitudinal changes within couples over time that account for potential selection effects and unobserved heterogeneity among individuals. With fixed effects, we find outsourcing is associated with a decrease in wife’s time spent on domestic work or childcare by 1 hour per week. However, the decrease is concentrated on the unemployed wife’s time, but not employed wife’s time. In addition, outsourcing is not a significant factor for husband’s time and the husband’s share of total contribution. This may be because wives are the main provider of domestic work and childcare in Korea regardless of employment status or having any helper. Due to unequal contributions between husband and wife, using outsourcing also neither alleviates the employed wife’s contribution nor changes the husband’s contribution. However, the results may be underestimated because there are more common and diverse types of outsourcing in a broad sense, such as going out for dinner, buying prepared food, and using dry cleaning services. We expect future studies to consider more broad types of outsourcing and examine how relations with the couple’s time use at home are different by type.

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Migrant Domestic Workers in Asia: Transnational Variations and Policy Concerns

Cited by 25 publications

References 15 publications

Legal Protection of Indonesian Migrant Workers: International Law, National Regulations and Contemporary Problems

Legal Protection of Indonesian Migrant Workers: International Law, National Regulations and Contemporary Problems

Caregivers’ Education in Global Time: The Case of Filipina Domestic Workers in Singapor

Gender Differences in Contribution to Domestic Work and Childcare Associated with Outsourcing in Korea

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