Formal and Informal Social Support Systems for Migrant Domestic Workers

Dados Bibliográficos

ID3757577
AutoresRaees Begum Baig (0000-0003-4008-7764, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, New Territories, Hong Kong SAR, autor correspondente), Ching-Wen Chang (0000-0002-9132-3539, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, New Territories, Hong Kong SAR)
Ano2020
Volume64
Fascículo6
Páginas784-801
Data de publicação2020-05-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoAmerican Behavioral Scientist (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0002-7642 • E-ISSN: 1552-3381
EditoraSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0002764220910251
OpenAlexW3010778545
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas35
Referências citadas28

Informal social support from family and friends has often been highlighted as the key form of support for migrants under different forms of transnational movement, particularly for female migrants. Drawing on the findings from qualitative and quantitative studies on Filipino and Indonesian migrant domestic workers in Hong Kong, this article applies the intersectionality framework to explore how migrant domestic workers approach different forms of support systems based on their multiple identities of gender, ethnicity, and religion. A clear distinction on help-seeking behavior is drawn between approaching formal and informal support systems with migrant domestic workers directly approaching formal support when the problem is employment related but turning to informal support when having emotional needs. Such distinction is found to be related to migrant domestic workers' perceptions toward gender role and religious practices under transnational movements

Economic growth · Ethnic group · Indonesian · Intersectionality · Migrant workers · Perception · Qualitative research · Social science · Social support · Sociology · Diaspora, migration, transnational identity · Gender Studies · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy · Psychology · Social Psychology