Aging Filipino Domestic Workers and the (In) Adequacy of Retirement Provisions in Canada

被引:15
作者
Ferrer, Ilyan [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Calgary, Fac Social Work, Profess Fac Bldg 4246,2500 Univ Dr NW, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada
来源
CANADIAN JOURNAL ON AGING-REVUE CANADIENNE DU VIEILLISSEMENT | 2017年 / 36卷 / 01期
关键词
ging; retirement; domestic work; Filipino caregivers; intergenerational care; IN CAREGIVER PROGRAM; GENDER; IMMIGRATION; MIGRATION; PENSIONS; CARE;
D O I
10.1017/S0714980816000684
中图分类号
R4 [临床医学]; R592 [老年病学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100203 ; 100602 ;
摘要
Although domestic work scholarship in Canada has focused primarily on the immigration/migration and labour experiences of domestic workers under the Foreign Domestic Movement and the Live-in-Caregiver Program, research is scarce on how these workers retire and consequently age in Canadian society. This article focuses on the aging experiences of retired Filipino domestic workers who, upon entering retirement, find themselves working in the secondary and/or underground economy while providing and receiving care from spouses, grandchildren, and local/transnational family members. Data were drawn from six qualitative, in-depth interviews with older Filipina domestic workers who discussed experiences of immigration, caring labour, retirement, and aging. Findings underscore (1) the poverty that older Filipino domestic workers encounter as they approach their retirement; (2) the necessity but insufficiency of the state's retirement provisions; (3) the need to find work in the unreported labour market; and (4) how caring labour is provided intergenerationally as a survival strategy.
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