The Employment and Recruitment of Immigrant Care Workers in Canada

Atanackovic, Jelena; Bourgeault, Ivy Lynn

doi:10.3138/cpp.39.2.335

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“…(p. ix). Recruitment of IEHPs can be considered by some to be a quick and cheap fix for the persistent problems that plague particularly hard-to-fill positions and sectors, this is seen notably in the rural/ remote and older adult care sectors (c.f., [7]). Although IEHPs contribute considerably to such positions, their disproportionate representation can be seen as a symptom of the broader challenges to the quality of work in those sectors.…”

Section: Ethical Hhr Managementmentioning

confidence: 93%

Ethical Considerations for Effective Health Human Resources Planning and Management

Bourgeault

2013

Healthc Manage Forum

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This paper maps out some of the ethical issues associated with effective Health Human Resources (HHR) planning and management. The key HHR topics of ethical recruitment and retention are highlighted drawing upon an ethics framework that emphasizes the principle of transnational justice. The key take-home messages are as follows: (1) ethical recruitment of health workers from other jurisdictions needs to acknowledge the effect their recruitment has on the region, province, or country they leave behind and (2) an ethical approach to HHR management requires more attention be paid to deploying existing domestic HHR to their full scope. This would include but not be limited to non-practising internationally educated health professionals already in Canada.

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Section: Ethical Hhr Managementmentioning

confidence: 93%

Ethical Considerations for Effective Health Human Resources Planning and Management

Bourgeault

2013

Healthc Manage Forum

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“…At its peak in 2007, 13,000 people were admitted through the programme (Dorow et al, , p. 13; Statistics Canada, ). A substantial majority (about 75%) of the temporary foreign workers in the LCP were women from the Philippines (Atanackovic & Bourgeault, ).…”

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At home with the boss: Migrant live‐in caregivers, social reproduction and constrained agency in the UK, Canada, Austria and Switzerland

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Strauss

England

2018

Trans Inst British Geog

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In many countries of the global North, families increasingly rely on live‐in caregivers to look after their children and elderly. Although much care work remains unpaid and informal, several states have set up a variety of migration and labour regimes to guarantee a steady supply of workers to provide paid live‐in care in the home. This paper contributes to a broadening of the focus of labour geography beyond “productive” labour by factoring in the theoretical perspective of social reproduction into the debates on constrained agency. Our aim is to identify the mechanisms that make these regimes function for employers and employees, and their consequences for the social reproduction of the workers. To do so we compare live‐in care schemes in the UK, Canada, Austria and Switzerland and examine the ways in which live‐in care is differentially institutionalised. Our policy analysis in these four countries shows that the constrained agency of the workers does not solely stem from their status as migrants, but is produced by the nexus of specific migration, care and gendered labour regimes. Furthermore, we argue that we need to extend our perspective beyond the immediate work context to see how live‐in care regimes not only infringe, but also enable, the social reproduction of the workers – a fact that has often been neglected by existing research.

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“…In recent years, increasing numbers of skilled or professional care workers have also begun migrating to high-income countries (Atanackovic & Bourgeault, 2013;Bourgeault et al, 2010;Browne & Braun, 2008;Ho & Chiang, 2015;Huang et al, 2012;Isaksen, 2012;Ortega et al, 2010;Riemsdijk, 2006Riemsdijk, , 2010Riemsdijk, , 2013Walsh & O'Shea, 2010). One concern for this research has been the difficulty of nurses in having their education transferred to the new home country (Isaksen, 2012;Riemsdijk, 2006).…”

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“…Some certified nurses (from certain countries and within certain contexts of reception) may only become approved as registered healthcare workers or assistant nurses and must therefore 'put up with' less pay, and in addition less professionally challenging but physically heavier and dirtier tasks in comparison to their formal qualifications (England, 2015;Iredale, 2001Iredale, , 2005Isaksen, 2012;Riemsdijk, 2006). Other studies investigate how migrants are recruited into the healthcare sector (Atanackovic & Bourgeault, 2013;Isaksen, 2012;Riemsdijk, 2006). In recent studies, the relationship between migrant nurses or healthcare workers and their users, colleagues and leaders has been examined (Huang et al, 2012;Ortega et al, 2010;Timonen & Doyle, 2010).…”

Section: Studying Unskilled and Skilled Migrant Care Workersmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Conversely, internationally and not least in the Journal of Population Ageing, the rise of skilled migrant care workers has been widely discussed by highlighting issues such as the role of migrant live-in caregivers (Chowdury & Gutman, 2012;Huang, Yeoh, & Toyota, 2012;Szeman, 2012) as well as the various challenges related to migrants working as care providers in nursing homes and in home-based eldercare (e.g., (Anderson, 2012;Atanackovic & Bourgeault, 2013;Bourgeault, Atanackovic, Rashid, & Parpia, 2010;Browne & Braun, 2008;Cangiano & Shutes, 2010;Ho & Chiang, 2015;Lowell, Martin, & Stone, 2010;Ortega, Carneiro, & Flyvholm, 2010;Timonen & Doyle, 2010;Walsh & O'Shea, 2010). Timonen and Doyle (2010) argue that Western eldercare is suffering from stagnation, poor finances and a lack of personnel.…”

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‘I Work With my Heart’: Experiences of Migrant Care Workers in a Northern, Rural Context

Munkejord

2016

Population Ageing

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in English:In Norway, long-term care needs are rising rapidly. Due to the dual-earner family model and the fact that many people live far away from frail parents and other dependent family members, the growing care needs may not be met through informal care. Through the Nordic welfare system, formal care services are provided to all citizens in need of care, regardless of their age, income or family relations. Since the 1990s, however, Norway has experienced a shortage of healthcare personnel. In this 'care deficit' situation, skilled immigrants play an increasingly important role. To date, the international literature has examined the experiences of the professional migrant care workers in a limited way. In particular, there is a lack of knowledge of this issue in rural contexts where recruitment challenges may be even more pronounced than in urban areas. This article addresses this knowledge gap by examining the spatial and relational experiences of skilled migrants working in the healthcare sector in Finnmark, northernmost Norway. In this study, the informants share largely positive experiences, stating that their care services are highly valued and that caring provides them with a sense of joy and mastery.Moreover, they talk about the importance of establishing trust in the relationship with their users and note that some patients end up becoming almost like family members. The migrants' relationships with colleagues and management at the workplace are also defined by mainly positive feelings, trust and respect. Caring is hence perceived by the migrants as an inherently sense-making practice.

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The Employment and Recruitment of Immigrant Care Workers in Canada

Cited by 27 publications

References 16 publications

Ethical Considerations for Effective Health Human Resources Planning and Management

Ethical Considerations for Effective Health Human Resources Planning and Management

At home with the boss: Migrant live‐in caregivers, social reproduction and constrained agency in the UK, Canada, Austria and Switzerland

‘I Work With my Heart’: Experiences of Migrant Care Workers in a Northern, Rural Context

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