Gendered Labour, Everyday Security and Migration - An Examination of Domestic Work and Domestic Workers’ Experiences in Singapore and Hong Kong

Drawing on original empirical research from Singapore and Hong Kong, Gendered Labour, Everyday Security and Migration interrogates women migrant domestic workers' experiences of work and workplace exploitation.

Sommario

1.Introduction 2.Women Migrant Domestic Workers in the Home:Tensions Surrounding Intimacy and Labour 3.Gender, Exploitation and Everyday Security 4.Women Migrant Domestic Workers and the Everyday Home Workplace 5.Negotiating Everyday Work and Help-Seeking 6.Rethinking Gendered Labour Exploitation and Safe Work 7.Conclusion

Info autore

Shih Joo Tan is a Postdoctoral Researcher with Monash University's Gender and Family Violence Prevention Centre, Australia. Her research is interdisciplinary and focuses on gender violence, women's migration and temporary labour exploitation, and the intersections of temporary migration and family violence.

Riassunto

Drawing on original empirical research from Singapore and Hong Kong, Gendered Labour, Everyday Security and Migration interrogates women migrant domestic workers’ experiences of work and workplace exploitation.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Shih Joo Tan
• Editore: Taylor and Francis
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 07.10.2024
• EAN: 9781032168067
• ISBN: 978-1-032-16806-7
• Pagine: 214
• Peso: 400 g
• Illustrazioni: schwarz-weiss Illustrationen, Zeichnungen, schwarz-weiss, Tabellen, schwarz-weiss
• Serie: Routledge Studies in Criminal Justice, Borders and Citizenship
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Geoscienze > Geografia; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Diritto > Diritto commerciale, diritto economico; Ethnic Studies, Medicine, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Emigration & Immigration, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, LAW / Labor & Employment, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Feminism & Feminist Theory, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Immigration, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Labor & Industrial Relations, LAW / Emigration & Immigration, International Relations, International Law, LAW / Gender & the Law, South East Asia, Social Work, Migration, immigration & emigration, Regional Studies, Gender & the law, Migration, immigration and emigration, Legal aspects of criminology, Regional / International studies, Gender studies: women, Sociology: work & labour, Social Law, Civil rights & citizenship, Crime and criminology, Crime & criminology, Gender studies: women and girls, Sociology: work and labour, Employment & Labour Law, Civics and citizenship, Criminology: legal aspects, Law and society, gender issues, Asylum Law, Medicine and Nursing, Employment and labour law: general, Social law and Medical law, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / Asian Studies