Unravelling the tensions: exploring the interplay of paid care work, family obligations, and transnational care among Zimbabwean migrant care workers in the UK

Tawodzera, Obert

doi:10.1080/13229400.2024.2318335

Journal of Family Studies

2024

DOI: 10.1080/13229400.2024.2318335

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Unravelling the tensions: exploring the interplay of paid care work, family obligations, and transnational care among Zimbabwean migrant care workers in the UK

Obert Tawodzera

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‘It hurts my heart’: Afghan women in London negotiating family relationships and (im)mobility regimes across borders

Ryan,

Lopez,

Rasa

2024

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This paper aims to contribute new insights into transnational care relationships by drawing on qualitative longitudinal data, to explore the complexities and nuances of Afghan women's dynamic family relations across multiple countries and continents. Rather than treating transnational families as a homogeneous unit, we present rich case studies to explore relationships with particular relatives, such as mothers, sisters and in‐laws, to understand the different dynamics within specific familial ties. Paying attention to the specificities of spatial contexts and infrastructures in framing opportunities and obstacles to transnational care, we apply the concept of immobility regimes. Beyond a simple bi‐national focus on countries of origin and residence, we explore how the women navigate these regimes, across multiple countries and different visa regimes to arrange in‐person visits with geographically dispersed kin. We consider the role of ICTs and the limitations of poor connectivity, especially in countries like Afghanistan, and the gender power dynamics that may limit women's access to technologies.

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‘It hurts my heart’: Afghan women in London negotiating family relationships and (im)mobility regimes across borders

Ryan,

Lopez,

Rasa

2024

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‘Mum Added You’ Managing Transnational Aged Care Arrangements Through Family WhatsApp Groups

Tawodzera

2024

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Increasing global migration and (im)mobilities are affecting the provision of aged care in transnational families. Such families rely on digital communication technologies like WhatsApp to manage and maintain aged care obligations across borders. This study investigates the role of WhatsApp family groups in enabling transnational families to manage transnational aged care from a distance. I draw on interviews with three transnational family constellations with members in the United Kingdom and Zimbabwe. The study finds that WhatsApp family groups create a virtual home where Zimbabwean transnational families can plan, organise and deliver care to their ageing parents. However, managing transnational aged care through WhatsApp family groups can also pose problems, especially for migrants pressured to remit. Furthermore, gendered assumptions of care and asymmetrical power relationships entrenched in families are reinforced. The study contributes to the literature on transnational care and new technologies, providing a Zimbabwean perspective on co‐presence and mediated aged care practices.

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Unravelling the tensions: exploring the interplay of paid care work, family obligations, and transnational care among Zimbabwean migrant care workers in the UK

Cited by 2 publications

References 52 publications

‘It hurts my heart’: Afghan women in London negotiating family relationships and (im)mobility regimes across borders

‘It hurts my heart’: Afghan women in London negotiating family relationships and (im)mobility regimes across borders

‘Mum Added You’ Managing Transnational Aged Care Arrangements Through Family WhatsApp Groups

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