Beyond Caring Labour to Provisioning Work

Porter, Elaine; Neysmith, Sheila M.; Reitsma-Street, Marge; Baker-Collins, Stephanie

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“…The first consideration is how the gendered division of care continues to be pronounced in later life. Although these types of care exchanges have already been documented by existing gerontological and caregiving research (Neysmith et al, 2012; Young, 2011), the continued engagement in caring labour within the informal and underground labour market has received little attention. Existing research has suggested that in order to address some of these late-life inequalities, measures must be taken to improve existing public pension schemes, such as the OAS and GIS, on which older women are most reliant (Marier & Skinner, 2008; Young, 2011).…”

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“…2). Existing research in Canada has documented how domestic workers engage in household work (cleaning, cooking) and caring labour (child care and child rearing), both of which are situated under the spectrum of reproductive work 3 (Neysmith, Reitsma-Street, Collins, & Porter, 2012 ).…”

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“… 3 Reproductive labour is understood as the labour needed to sustain the labour force (Neysmith et al, 2012). …”

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“…The LICO is commonly understood as the demarcated "poverty line"(Westhues, 2006 ).3 Reproductive labour is understood as the labour needed to sustain the labour force(Neysmith et al, 2012 ). 4 Canada's domestic work policy shifted again in 2014 with the introduction of the Caregiver Program, which eliminated the mandatory live-in requirement.5 It is important to note that earlier confi gurations of Family Sponsorship took signifi cantly less time to process and accept(Ives, Sussman, & Denov, 2015 ).6 The term informal and underground economy is regarded as the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services that have value but are not recognized or protected by law, or traced by state regulatory agencies(Reimer, 2006 ).…”

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Aging Filipino Domestic Workers and the (In)Adequacy of Retirement Provisions in Canada

Ferrer

2017

Can. J. Aging

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Although domestic work scholarship in Canada has focused primarily on the immigration/migration and labour experiences of domestic workers under the Foreign Domestic Movement and the Live-in-Caregiver Program, research is scarce on how these workers retire and consequently age in Canadian society. This article focuses on the aging experiences of retired Filipino domestic workers who, upon entering retirement, find themselves working in the secondary and/or underground economy while providing and receiving care from spouses, grandchildren, and local/transnational family members. Data were drawn from six qualitative, in-depth interviews with older Filipina domestic workers who discussed experiences of immigration, caring labour, retirement, and aging. Findings underscore (1) the poverty that older Filipino domestic workers encounter as they approach their retirement; (2) the necessity but insufficiency of the state's retirement provisions; (3) the need to find work in the unreported labour market; and (4) how caring labour is provided intergenerationally as a survival strategy.

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“… 3 Reproductive labour is understood as the labour needed to sustain the labour force (Neysmith et al, 2012). …”

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Aging Filipino Domestic Workers and the (In)Adequacy of Retirement Provisions in Canada

Ferrer

2017

Can. J. Aging

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“…The concept of ‘provisioning work’ has been used by feminist economists to capture the totality of contributions that women's work makes beyond the domestic/public/market divides (Neysmith et al., ).…”

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Surviving in Contemporary Kerala: Reflections from Recent Research in a Fisher Village

Devika¹

2017

Development and Change

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This article is based on mixed‐method field research in Adimalathura, a coastal village in south Kerala, India, which has been identified as one of the poorest communities in the area. Although this fishing community has been facing severe ecological challenges, including massive resource depletion, it has been able to put up stiff resistance to impending dispossession in the face of a large port project actively promoted by the government, most major political parties and globalized capital. This article traces the history of public action and work in Adimalathura since the early 20th century, and reflects on its significance in the context of the present resistance. It examines the role of women in bolstering the community in times of severe challenges to men's livelihoods, and highlights the importance of women's provisioning work. Ultimately, the author cautions against exaggerating community strength and the capacities of the women even when they are able to utilize available resources competently.

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Invisible Women: Critical Perspectives on Social Work and Gender in Later Life

Hafford‐Letchfield

2022

Rethinking Feminist Theories for Social Work Practice

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Beyond Caring Labour to Provisioning Work

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Aging Filipino Domestic Workers and the (In)Adequacy of Retirement Provisions in Canada

Aging Filipino Domestic Workers and the (In)Adequacy of Retirement Provisions in Canada

Surviving in Contemporary Kerala: Reflections from Recent Research in a Fisher Village

Invisible Women: Critical Perspectives on Social Work and Gender in Later Life

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