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Caregivers Need Care, Too: Conceptualising Spiritual Care For Migrant Caregivers-Transnational Mothers, Ma. Adeinev M. Reyes-Espiritu Feb 2022

Caregivers Need Care, Too: Conceptualising Spiritual Care For Migrant Caregivers-Transnational Mothers, Ma. Adeinev M. Reyes-Espiritu

Theology Department Faculty Publications

Growing research revolving around the plight of (Philippine) migrant domestic workers is noteworthy. However, the focus is largely on their role, capacity and identity as caregivers, meaning as labour migrants and transnational mothers engaged in both paid and unpaid care work. Building on the “care circulation” framework of Baldassar and Merla that conceptualises care as given and received in varying degrees by all family members across time and distance, this paper takes up the task of recognising migrant domestic workers as care receivers. In a particular way, this paper conceptualises care for migrant caregivers-transnational mothers that is based on a …


Seeking For And Returning To Overseas Work? Developments Surrounding Filipinos’ Return To Overseas Jobs Beside A Pandemic, Alvin P. Ang, Jeremaiah Opiniano Feb 2022

Seeking For And Returning To Overseas Work? Developments Surrounding Filipinos’ Return To Overseas Jobs Beside A Pandemic, Alvin P. Ang, Jeremaiah Opiniano

Economics Department Faculty Publications

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