Title: A 'risky' business? : Ukrainian migrant women in Warsaw's domestic work sector /
Authors: Kindler, Marta.
Publisher: Amsterdam University Press,
Year: 2011
Subjects: Foreign workers European Economic Community countries; Migration, Internal European Economic Community countries.; Women foreign workers Poland Warsaw.; Household employees Poland Warsaw.; Ukrainians Poland Warsaw.; Migration, Internal Europe
Abstract: This book is about migration as a form of risk-taking. Based on Ukrainian women's experiences in the Polish domestic work sector, it presents a new approach to analyzing movements of female migrants responding to the demand for household labor around the world. Risks involved in migration and in migrant domestic work are accounted for in detail alongside an analysis of the migration decision-making processes. This study shows how social ties and migrant institutions effectively reduce the otherwise radical asymmetry of power between an individual migrant, the state and an employer. With their innovative strategies, migrants challenge government-imposed constraints and thus reduce the risks of migration.