SOSC 1130 Lecture Notes - Immigration, Philippine Overseas Employment Administration, Deskilling
2 Feb 2013
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International migration policies being used to produce and reproduced forms of labour in a problematic way. Gendered labour, carework and the feminization of migration. Feminization of migration: gendered immigration policies in canada. 1955 establishment of the caribbean domestics scheme: issue as only attracting black women, had to broaden our availability to let in more workers. 1973 beginning migration policies for the hiring of overseas contract workers introduction of temporary work visas: classified people in terms of class, made people disposable as they were only temporary. 1981 the foreign domestic movement of 1981 was the next version of this labour import: with this new scheme came devaluation of work criteria. 6 months of training or experience in a related field. Upon migration, completion of 24-month live in contract within a. Country brings in an estimate billion a year in foreign remittances (money sent back home), half of which pays the country"s debt: exploitative dimension of live in requirement.
