“Covid has stopped us all”: the experiences of migrant care workers in formal care settings in Germany
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DOI: 10.1080/01419870.2024.2351633
Abstract: ABSTRACT This research examined how migrant care workers in eldercare institutions in Germany were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, focusing on their personal experiences. The research is theoretically grounded in intersectionality and the prisoner of… read more here.
Keywords: experiences migrant; covid stopped; care; migrant care ... See more keywords
Unravelling the tensions: exploring the interplay of paid care work, family obligations, and transnational care among Zimbabwean migrant care workers in the UK
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DOI: 10.1080/13229400.2024.2318335
Abstract: ABSTRACT An increasing number of studies have examined the impact of migration on reconciling familial care obligations with demanding paid care work. However, much of this research focuses on women who employ migrant care workers… read more here.
Keywords: family; work; paid care; care ... See more keywords
Migrant care workers’ trajectories in a familistic welfare regime: labour market incorporation and the Greek economic crisis reality-check
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DOI: 10.1080/1369183x.2017.1346012
Abstract: ABSTRACT It is well documented that post-1990s migrant labour supported Southern European families over a period of social and economic change which challenged their capacity to mobilise and accrue welfare resources. Drawing on empirical research… read more here.
Keywords: labour market; care workers; welfare; migrant care ... See more keywords
Changes in Attitudes Toward Aging, Older People and Elder Care From the Perspective of Former Migrant Care Workers.
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DOI: 10.1177/01640275211069605
Abstract: Research on migrant home care workers has focused mainly on working conditions in the recipient countries and on the relationships between care recipients and their family members. However, because migrant care workers often are transnational,… read more here.
Keywords: elder care; changes attitudes; care; care workers ... See more keywords
Social Innovation in Home-Based Eldercare: Strengths and Shortcomings of Integrating Migrant Care Workers into Long-Term Care in Tuscany
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DOI: 10.3390/ijerph191710602
Abstract: Italy is one of the main receiving countries of migrant care workers in Europe. Its migrant-in-the-family model has developed since the 1990s, and, today, home-based eldercare is unimaginable without the work of the almost one… read more here.
Keywords: care workers; social innovation; migrant care; care ... See more keywords