The social construction of migrant care work: at the intersection of care, migration and gender

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Amelita King Dejardin

ILO

2019

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care worker

migrant workers

brain drain

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Title: The social construction of migrant care work; at the intersection of care, migration and gender
Creators: Amelita King Dejardin
Contributors: International Labour Organization. Gender, Equality and Diversity & ILO/AIDS Branch.
International Labour Organization. Labour Migration Branch.
International Labour Organization. Conditions of Work and Equality Department.
Publisher: ILO; Geneva
Date published: 2019
Number of pages: x, 159 p.
ISBN: 9789221328650
Language: English
Asset Type: book
Record Identifier: 995218746902676
Table of contents: 1. Introduction -- 2. The international migration of care workers: An overview -- 3. Conceptual framework: Understanding migrant care work -- 4. Employment and working conditions of migrant care workers -- 5. Areas for action: Advances, gaps and challenges -- Annex 1: Brain gain/brain drain; care gain/care crisis -- References.