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This collection provides a comparative analysis of care arrangements in relation to issues of gender and transnational migration, social policy and labour migration in East Asia. Bridging the key topics of migration and gendered cared work through cross country comparisons, it examines how care work and welfare arrangements have been shaped by national and global forces against the backdrop of changing gender relationships, the rise of female labour force participation, low fertility rates and population aging in East Asia. It particularly addresses the 'feminization of migration' which is a salient feature of migration in Asia today as more women from developing countries undertake domestic work and care work in Japan, Taiwan, South Korea and Hong Kong. Addressing the issue of care in relation to employment, care and migration regimes in East Asia and the interaction among welfare regimes, labour markets and work-care balance, this collection provides an up-to-date assessment of gendered transnational migration in the region and sheds light on local and transnational policies and practices which aim to improve the welfare of families and migrant workers.
List of contents
Introduction: Situating Gender, Care, and Migration in East Asia.- PART 1 Gendered Care in East Asian Societies.- The Double Burden of Care in Hong Kong: Implications for Care Policies and Arrangements.- Family Caregiving by Elderly Korean Women and their Quality of Life.- Married Daughters' Support to Their Parents and Parents-in-Law in Japan.- PART 2 The Well-being of Migrant Care Workers: Micro perspectives.- Familization of Indonesian Domestic Workers in Singapore.- Investigating the Well-being of Migrant Care Workers in Taiwan from the Perspective of Social Inclusion.- PART 3 Migration and Care Regimes in East Asia: Macro Perspectives.- Creating a Gendered-Racialized Care Labor Market: Migrant Labor Policy and the Transformation of Carework in Taiwan.- Who Pays the Cost and Receives the Benefit?: Comparing Migration Policies for Care Workers in Japan and Taiwan.- Care and Migration Regimes in Japan, Taiwan and Korea.- Conclusion: Agenda and Action beyond Gendered Care andMigration.
About the author
Reiko Ogawa is Associate Professor at the Graduate School of Social Sciences, Chiba University, Japan.
Raymond K H Chan is Associate Professor at the Department of Applied Social Sciences, City University of Hong Kong.
Akiko S Oishi is Professor at the Graduate School of Social Sciences, Chiba University.
Lih-Rong Wang is Professor at the Department of Social Work, National Taiwan University.
Summary
This collection provides a comparative analysis of care arrangements in relation to issues of gender and transnational migration, social policy and labour migration in East Asia. Bridging the key topics of migration and gendered cared work through cross country comparisons, it examines how care work and welfare arrangements have been shaped by national and global forces against the backdrop of changing gender relationships, the rise of female labour force participation, low fertility rates and population aging in East Asia. It particularly addresses the ‘feminization of migration’ which is a salient feature of migration in Asia today as more women from developing countries undertake domestic work and care work in Japan, Taiwan, South Korea and Hong Kong. Addressing the issue of care in relation to employment, care and migration regimes in East Asia and the interaction among welfare regimes, labour markets and work-care balance, this collection provides an up-to-date assessment of gendered transnational migration in the region and sheds light on local and transnational policies and practices which aim to improve the welfare of families and migrant workers.
