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Regulation and Resistance: Strategies of Migrant Domestic Workers in Canada and Internationally

Date

1997

Authors

Daiva K. Stasiulis and Abigail B. Bakan

Abstract

Discusses the Canadian migrant domestic/live-in caregiver program in the global context of domestic worker migration, & addresses barriers to the protection of domestic workers' rights. The Canadian system is described as among the best in the world, but it shares with other such programs an inherent asymmetry in citizenship statuses & rights of employers & workers & the expectation that workers will live in the home of employers. Barriers to the enforcement of existing regulations to protect migrant domestic workers include the shared jurisdiction over foreign domestics of Canadian & foreign governments. A review of sender & receiver countries' policies indicates that there is often a large discrepancy in existing statutes. Activists have fought to secure migrant domestic workers' rights by creating placement agencies in both sender & receiver countries & linking their campaigns to global efforts to address the issues of unemployment & migration. 45 References. Adapted from the source document.

Journal title

Asian and Pacific Migration Journal

Volume

6

Issue

1

Page numbers

31-57

Publisher

Scalabrini Migration Center

Place published

Manila

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Economic sectors

Occupations in services - Domestic work

Content types

Policy analysis

Target groups

Researchers, Unions, and NGOs/community groups/solidarity networks

Regulation domains

Right to change employer, Right to choose place of residence, Right to unionize, Labour standards, Health and safety at work, Newcomers integration programs, Health care & social services, Access to permanent status, Family reunification, Recrutement / placement agencies, Housing standards, and Right to dignity

Geographical focuses

Canada, Ontario, Alberta, Manitoba, Quebec, British Columbia, Other provinces, Federal, and Nova Scotia

Spheres of activity

Law, Political science, and Sociology

Languages

English