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Women's transnational migration and global care chains : the impact of Nicaraguan women's migration to Costa Rica on their families and communities of origin

Year: 2012

Type: article

Abstract: An increased demand for domestic care, and consequently domestic care workers, has occasioned an increased migrant flow of women to meet this demand. This has led to the emergence of what is known as global care chains ; "a series of personal links between people across the globe based on the paid or unpaid work of caring" (Hoschchild, 2000, p. 131). South-South migration of Nicaraguan women to Costa Rica for work in the domestic and care sector has led to significant changes in family and community relations in Nicaragua. This thesis explores the ways in which Nicaraguan migrant women continue to provide care for their children across borders and examines of impacts on Nicaraguan families and communities.

Source: Saint Mary's University Institutional Repository (Saint Mary's University)

Author: Julia Marie Knight

Language: English

Topic: Migration and Labor Dynamics

Subfield: Sociology and Political Science

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Reduced inequalities, Gender equality, Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funders: United States Agency for International Development, Inter-American Development Bank, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, UNICEF, International Labour Organization

OpenAlex ID: W2242880577

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