The division of paid and unpaid care work is deeply influenced by gendered norms and structural inequalities, reinforcing hierarchies within both productive and social reproductive labour. For migrant women, these stratifications intersect with their migration status, shaping their position and opportunities within the labour market. This chapter draws on 200 semi-structured qualitative interviews with Indian women across diverse income categories in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to examine how gender mediates migration experiences and labour market participation. By foregrounding Indian women’s migration experiences, the chapter reveals the often-overlooked presence of Indian women within the India–UAE migration corridor, emphasising the heterogeneity of occupations they undertake beyond the conventionally recognised domains of domestic work and nursing. It also explores both convergences and divergences in the experiences of women across income groups. In doing so, the chapter highlights the simultaneity of in/flexibilities and constraints embedded in labour markets and migratory channels, as well as their implications for women’s employment outcomes.

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Pushing Migrant Women In and Out of Labour Markets and Migratory Circuits

  • Shruti Gupta

摘要

The division of paid and unpaid care work is deeply influenced by gendered norms and structural inequalities, reinforcing hierarchies within both productive and social reproductive labour. For migrant women, these stratifications intersect with their migration status, shaping their position and opportunities within the labour market. This chapter draws on 200 semi-structured qualitative interviews with Indian women across diverse income categories in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to examine how gender mediates migration experiences and labour market participation. By foregrounding Indian women’s migration experiences, the chapter reveals the often-overlooked presence of Indian women within the India–UAE migration corridor, emphasising the heterogeneity of occupations they undertake beyond the conventionally recognised domains of domestic work and nursing. It also explores both convergences and divergences in the experiences of women across income groups. In doing so, the chapter highlights the simultaneity of in/flexibilities and constraints embedded in labour markets and migratory channels, as well as their implications for women’s employment outcomes.