The gendered crisis of care in the UK through the lens of immigration policy impacts on migrant workers
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: The social care sector in the United Kingdom is grappling with a severe crisis due to successive governments’ failure to adequately fund and plan for rising care needs. This crisis has profound and wide-ranging implications, disproportionately affecting women, who constitute the majority of both the care workforce and the population in need of care services. Immigration policies play a pivotal role in shaping the dynamics of the social care sector, with migrants comprising a significant 16% of the workforce. These policies are inextricably intertwined with the broader global care crisis, exacerbating existing challenges and inequalities that disproportionately impact women across borders. Moreover, the UK’s “hostile environment” measures aimed at irregular migrants have created additional vulnerabilities and barriers for migrant women, including those with legal status working in the care sector.
Author: Jessica Fortune
Institution: University of Łódź
Language: English
Topic: Migration and Labor Dynamics
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4404168291