Personal Recognition Strategies of Undocumented Migrant Domestic Workers in The Netherlands
The struggle for recognition of undocumented migrants is usually portrayed as a public affair involving the contestation of legal status. We advance a broader conceptualization that demands attention to the more intimate sphere where relational processes of recognition take place in interactions with significant others. Based on 70 in-depth interviews, we identify four recognition strategies adopted by Filipino undocumented migrant domestic workers in the Netherlands: being the breadwinner, taking pride in work, creating a sense of belonging, and being civically engaged. By illustrating the im... Mehr ...
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| Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 2022 |
| Reihe/Periodikum: | Siruno , L , Swerts , T & Leerkes , A 2022 , ' Personal Recognition Strategies of Undocumented Migrant Domestic Workers in The Netherlands ' , Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies . https://doi.org/10.1080/15562948.2022.2077503 |
| Schlagwörter: | domestic work / labor migration / overseas Filipinos / recognition / relational agency / self-verification / status dilemmas / undocumented migrants / IRREGULAR MIGRANTS / IMMIGRANTS / ACTIVISM |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-27206603 |
| Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
| Powered By: | BASE |
| Link(s) : | https://cris.maastrichtuniversity.nl/en/publications/b0916623-a276-4681-b7c0-e16bd5396ef5 |
The struggle for recognition of undocumented migrants is usually portrayed as a public affair involving the contestation of legal status. We advance a broader conceptualization that demands attention to the more intimate sphere where relational processes of recognition take place in interactions with significant others. Based on 70 in-depth interviews, we identify four recognition strategies adopted by Filipino undocumented migrant domestic workers in the Netherlands: being the breadwinner, taking pride in work, creating a sense of belonging, and being civically engaged. By illustrating the importance of personal recognition, this paper contributes to ongoing debates on recognition and migrant agency.