Prec(ar)ious Labor Die biografische Verarbeitung widersprüchlicher Klassenmobilität transnationaler ‚care workers‘ aus Osteuropa

Karakayali, Juliane

doi:10.2307/j.ctvdf0h5f.13

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“…The popular term "24-hour-care workers" used to describe this group hints to their task; as these workers live for several weeks in the household of the person they care for, they are assigned to support the household and assist in multiple ways, such as with personal hygiene, mobility, taking medications, leisure activities, and supervision. Practically and emotionally, they are a complement or even a substitute for the family [12] both during the day and at night (even if, formally, their working time is 8 h a day). It is a "complex activity, consisting of household, care and emotional elements" [13].…”

Section: Background: Live-in Care Workers In Germanymentioning

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Live-in migrant home care workers in Germany: Stressors and resilience factors

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Background Thousands of Eastern Europeans find employment caring for older individuals as transmigrating live-in home care workers in private households in Germany. Studies have shown that the stressors threatening their well-being are multifaceted and include inequalities and a high practical and emotional workload, but research on protective factors is still scarce. Aim & methods This qualitative descriptive study focuses on both the stressors and factors that promote care workers’ well-being and contribute to their psychological resilience. In guideline-based interviews, 14 female and one male care workers were asked about their stressors and the factors that help them cope. Results Identified stressors included separation from their own family, strained relationship with either or both the care recipient (dementia) and their relatives (violation of worker´s rights and devaluation of care work), and permanent availability and lack of free time due to a 24-h care schedule. Resilience factors were both external and internal and included positive social relationships, self-determination, experience in care work, and intrinsic job motivation. Conclusion Live-ins reside in an ambiguous setting, exposed to both structural and individual strains. However, external and internal resilience factors contribute to a generally positive attitude toward their job and indicate the agency of this precariously employed group. A socially anchored appreciation of their work and an officially controlled expansion of free time are mandatory to improve the working conditions of live-in care workers.

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Live-in migrant home care workers in Germany: Stressors and resilience factors

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“…Zum zweiten zeichnet sich der Bereich der bezahlten reproduktiven Dienstleistungen durch einen hohen Anteil migrantisierter und oft auch (halb-)illegalisierter Arbeiter*innen aus, die in diesen in vielerlei Hinsicht prekären Arbeitsverhältnissen tätig sind (Gutierréz Rodríguez 2015, Apitzsch 2014Karakayali 2010). Damit entstehen care chains: Indem -wie im deutschen Kontext -vor allem besserverdienende Frauen Haus-und Pflegearbeiten an migrantische Arbeiter*innen vor allem aus Osteuropa delegieren, übertragen diese wiederum eigene Careverpflichtungen an vor allem weibliche* Verwandte, soziale Netzwerke oder wiederum Arbeitsmigrant*innen etwa aus der Ukraine (vgl.…”

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Editorial: Krisen der Reproduktion

Redaktion¹,

Dück²,

Hajek³

2019

PROKLA

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Das Editorial arbeitet ein Verständnis von sozialer Reproduktion heraus, anhand der Gemeinsamkeiten und Differenzen, Anknüpfungspunkte aber auch Unvereinbarkeiten unterschiedlicher Perspektiven. Die unterschiedlichen Argumentationen und der zentrale Fokus des jeweiligen Ansatzes sollen entlang von drei Fragen deutlich werden: Der Frage nach dem Verständnis des Begriffs, nach der Verortung von sozialer Reproduktion im gesellschaftlichen Zusammenhang bzw. in der Reproduktion von Kapitalismus, sowie nach der Bedeutung von „Geschlecht“ im Zusammenhang von sozialer Reproduktion.

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“…Several objections have been raised that 24-hour care work does not conform with the EU regulations (Theobald, 2018). Even if MCWs are regularly employed, it is difficult for them to get valid labour market standards enforced (see Karakayali, 2010; Lutz, 2008). Lutz and Palenga-Möllenbeck (2010) describe the situation as an open secret and characterized by semi-compliance, i.e.…”

Section: The Commodification Of Care Workmentioning

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Elderly care in changing societies: Concurrences in divergent care regimes – a comparison of Germany, Sweden and Italy

Theobald¹

2018

Current Sociology

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European countries are facing social changes that are challenging their long-term care (LTC) systems in different ways. The ageing population and the decrease of care potential in families have led to different paths of modification to traditional care regime organization. This article compares the LTC policies of Sweden, Germany and Italy, three countries that have traditionally been regarded as representatives of distinct regime types in care regime typologies. The interrelation between policy reforms, changing state support, patterns of care arrangements and the commodification of care work is compared between the three countries. The analysis aims to reveal the basic dimensions of (changing) LTC policies and their effects in these countries; trends of convergence and divergence between the three regimes; and the main characteristics of the changed care regimes. Despite a trend to convergence characterized by a redefined involvement of and a complex mixture of state, market and family resulting in an increased precarization of care labour, the countries analysed still represent different care models. In particular, the amount of state support, the emphasis on family care versus professional services, and the role of different state levels in the governing system and reform paths are the key elements that mark the organization of national LTC.

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Prec(ar)ious Labor Die biografische Verarbeitung widersprüchlicher Klassenmobilität transnationaler ‚care workers‘ aus Osteuropa

Cited by 8 publications

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Live-in migrant home care workers in Germany: Stressors and resilience factors

Live-in migrant home care workers in Germany: Stressors and resilience factors

Editorial: Krisen der Reproduktion

Elderly care in changing societies: Concurrences in divergent care regimes – a comparison of Germany, Sweden and Italy

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