Women Migrant Domestic Workers and their Problems with Private Employment Agencies in Istanbul

Maviş Yıldırım; Ceyhun Güler; Zehra Berna Aydın

Women Migrant Domestic Workers and their Problems with Private Employment Agencies in Istanbul

Abstract

According to ILO there are an estimated 67.1 million domestic workers globally, of which 11.5 million are migrant domestic workers. The sector is highly female-dominated, at approximately 73.4 percent of all migrant domestic workers. According to the Turkish Statistical Institute, there are approximately 121,000 domestic workers in Turkey. However, as a high number also work in the informal economy, the true figure can be assumed to be much higher. It is known that migrant domestic workers in Turkey usually work through private employment agencies, and the aim of this research has been to identify specific problems experienced by female migrant domestic workers engaged by these employment agencies in Istanbul. To the best of the authors’ knowledge, there has been no specific research investigating the problems experienced by female migrant domestic workers employed by private employment agencies. This research is aimed at being a step towards filling this gap.

Keywords

Women,Migrant Domestic Workers,Private Employment Agencies,Rights Violation

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Economics

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Maviş Yıldırım ^* This is me
Türkiye

Ceyhun Güler This is me
Türkiye

Zehra Berna Aydın
Türkiye

Publication Date

December 14, 2017

Submission Date

June 1, 2017

Acceptance Date

June 1, 2017

Published in Issue

Year 2017 Volume: 8 Number: 2

IZ

https://izlik.org/JA73LA37DA

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RIS / Bibtex

APA

Yıldırım, M., Güler, C., & Aydın, Z. B. (2017). Women Migrant Domestic Workers and their Problems with Private Employment Agencies in Istanbul. Çalışma İlişkileri Dergisi, 8(2), 1-17. https://izlik.org/JA73LA37DA

AMA

1.Yıldırım M, Güler C, Aydın ZB. Women Migrant Domestic Workers and their Problems with Private Employment Agencies in Istanbul. Çalışma İlişkileri Dergisi. 2017;8(2):1-17. https://izlik.org/JA73LA37DA

Chicago

Yıldırım, Maviş, Ceyhun Güler, and Zehra Berna Aydın. 2017. “Women Migrant Domestic Workers and Their Problems With Private Employment Agencies in Istanbul”. Çalışma İlişkileri Dergisi 8 (2): 1-17. https://izlik.org/JA73LA37DA.

EndNote

Yıldırım M, Güler C, Aydın ZB (December 1, 2017) Women Migrant Domestic Workers and their Problems with Private Employment Agencies in Istanbul. Çalışma İlişkileri Dergisi 8 2 1–17.

IEEE

[1]M. Yıldırım, C. Güler, and Z. B. Aydın, “Women Migrant Domestic Workers and their Problems with Private Employment Agencies in Istanbul”, Çalışma İlişkileri Dergisi, vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 1–17, Dec. 2017, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA73LA37DA

ISNAD

Yıldırım, Maviş - Güler, Ceyhun - Aydın, Zehra Berna. “Women Migrant Domestic Workers and Their Problems With Private Employment Agencies in Istanbul”. Çalışma İlişkileri Dergisi 8/2 (December 1, 2017): 1-17. https://izlik.org/JA73LA37DA.

JAMA

1.Yıldırım M, Güler C, Aydın ZB. Women Migrant Domestic Workers and their Problems with Private Employment Agencies in Istanbul. Çalışma İlişkileri Dergisi. 2017;8:1–17.

MLA

Yıldırım, Maviş, et al. “Women Migrant Domestic Workers and Their Problems With Private Employment Agencies in Istanbul”. Çalışma İlişkileri Dergisi, vol. 8, no. 2, Dec. 2017, pp. 1-17, https://izlik.org/JA73LA37DA.

Vancouver

1.Maviş Yıldırım, Ceyhun Güler, Zehra Berna Aydın. Women Migrant Domestic Workers and their Problems with Private Employment Agencies in Istanbul. Çalışma İlişkileri Dergisi [Internet]. 2017 Dec. 1;8(2):1-17. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA73LA37DA