Migration and Care Labour: Theory, Policy and Politics

by Isabel Shutes and Bridget Anderson

Book Overview

The provision of care has been widely referred to as facing a 'crisis'. International migrants are increasingly relied upon to provide care - as domestic workers, nannies, care assistants and nurses. This international volume examines the global construction of migrant care labour and how it manifests itself in different contexts.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349457442
• ISBN13: 9781349457441
• Release Date: January 2014
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 235 Pages
• Weight: 0.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"