Emotional labour/body work: The caring labours of migrants in the UK’s National Health Service

Marginalised Care: Migrant Workers Caring for Older People in Ireland

“…Restrictiveness, bureaucracy and delays associated with permit applications were the core problems. Comparable difficulties have been identified in other countries with similar regulatory structures, (Piper 2004, Ruhs and Anderson 2006, Dyer et al 2008. Moving jobs through the permit system was a significant challenge, which became more serious when a carer was attempting to leave an exploitative situation.…”

“…In part, and especially for migrant nurses, employers attributed differences in approaches to carers being recruited from acute settings, in countries with predominantly informal systems of older adult care. Dyer et al (2008) showed that foreign carers have difficulty in adjusting to formalised care approaches when informal structures are used in their home country.…”

“…restrictions on labour mobility), and lack of knowledge of entitlements. A number of researchers have documented the role of such factors in the discrimination process (Piper 2004, Dyer et al 2008). The impact of discriminatory behaviour on migrant carers was significant.…”

Performance, labour flexibility and migrant workers in hotels: An establishment and departmental level analysis

“…Migrants are also reported as being better able to perform in customer-facing roles (Dyer, McDowell, and Batnitzky 2008;Scott, 2013) and in repetitive routine tasks (Waldinger and Lichter 2003), both of which characterise hotels (Janta et al 2011).…”

What Drives the Recruitment of Migrant Workers to Work in Social Care in England?

“…The" most" commonly" mentioned" benefit" was"the"belief"that"migrant"workers"are"'hard"workers',"followed"by"a"perception" that" such" workers" offered" a" 'caring" approach'." " These" two" attributes" were" considered" integral" to" care" services," where" work" may" be" both" emotionally" and" physically" demanding" (Dyre," McDowell" and" Batnitzky," 2008)." Many" employers" held"the"view"that"migrants"valued"their"jobs,"and"were"thus"easier"to"retain,"but" simultaneously" recognised" that" care" work" for" many" might" be" temporary" or" a" stepping" stone," particularly" among" those" with" no" or" few" immigration" restrictions,"such"as"workers"from"the"EU.…”