Gender, Work and Migration

This book focuses on migrants employed in sectors of the economy that are typically regarded as marginal or precarious – domestic and care work in private settings, cleaning work in hospitals, call centre labour, the selling of sex – to understand the aspirations and mobilities of migrants in relation to questions of gender and labour. Bringing together case studies on the experiences of migrants who live and work in countries within Europe, Asia, the Middle East and South America, Gender, Work and Migration goes beyond a unique focus on migration to explore the implications of gendered labour patterns for migrants’ empowerment, activism and transnational involvement.