Author(s)
Poinasamy, KrisnahEditor(s)
Sweetman, CarolinePublication date
2011-03-01Subject
GenderCountry
United Kingdom
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Gender & DevelopmentDocument type
Journal articleLanguage
EnglishDescription
Each year, some 20,000 foreign domestic workers come to the UK to undertake work within a private household, ranging from housekeeping to childcare. Though domestic work is often seen as a route out of poverty, with domestic workers sending remittances back to families in their country of origin, structural barriers relating to migration and labour market policies create vulnerabilities for this hidden workforce. This paper explores the situation of migrant domestic workers in the UK, and gives an overview of a campaign in which Oxfam worked with partners to overcome a policy change that would have put migrant domestic workers at even greater risk. We want to hear your views on Gender & Development. Please take our <a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Gender-and-Development-TFO" target="_blank">online survey</a>. This article is hosted by our co-publisher Taylor & Francis. For the full table of contents for this and previous issues of this journal, please visit the <a href="http://www.genderanddevelopment.org">Gender and Development</a> website.Pages
10ISSN
1355-2074EISSN
1364-9221ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1080/13552074.2011.554027