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Women on the move: Migration, care work and health
This report looks at women migrant care workers who provide home-based personal care, whose work is increasingly in demand as ageing in industrialized economies intensifies. Its findings show that despite their contributions to global public health, the workers themselves are exposed to many health risks.
Date of Publication
Type of Resource
Target Audience
Academia
Civil Society
General Public
Government
Intergovernmental Organization
Journalist
Migrant Association
Private Sector
Source / Publisher
World Health Organization (WHO)
Language
English
Geographic Scope
Global
Workstream Output
No
Regional Review Process
No
Cross Cutting Theme
Gender-responsive
Human rights
International cooperation
Keywords
Gender
Health services and situation
Health-related migration
Status
Published