Transnational Migration and the Commodification of Im/migrant Female Labourers in Canada
- Fecha
2004
- Autores
Habiba Zaman
- Resumen
While economic liberalism has produced a mobile transnational labour force, it has also created a process that concentrates im/migrant female labourers in Canada in a deregulated, exploitative work environment. This paper investigates the processes of various forms of commodification originating from Canada's Live-in-Caregiver Program (LCP) & shows that the accelerated de-skilling of female domestic workers through the LCP has paved the way for the partial commodifcation of these labourers. The paper undertakes an analysis of macroprocesses within a political economy theoretical framework & reviews migration from theoretical & feminist perspectives. By examining race, class & gender dynamics in transnational migration, I demonstrate the processes involved in the commodifying of im/migrant women workers in Canada, that turn them into what some label as "feudal indentured labourers.". 59 References. Adapted from the source document.
- Journal title
International Journal of Canadian Studies/Revue internationale d'etudes canadiennes
- Volumen
29
- Page numbers
41-61
- Conexiones
- Los sectores económicos
Occupations in services - Domestic work y Home child care providers
- Tipos de contenido
Análisis de políticas
- Los grupos destinatarios
Los investigadores
- Relevancia geográfica
National relevance
- Esferas de la actividad
Estudios en Género y Sexualidad y Socioligie
- Idiomas
Inglés