From Social Reproduction Theory Perspective Georgian Migrant Domestic Workers in Unye/ORDU | Toplumsal Yeniden Üretim Teorisi Perspektifinden Unye/Ordu’da Gürcü Göçmen Ev-işçileri

Abstract

Historically, capitalist social production and reproduction relations have close interaction with patriarchal gender hierarchies. This interaction has been transformed dramatically. Especially, the interaction between patriarchal gender roles and capitalist reproduction relations has been examined and debated by the distinct branches of feminist movement. In this paper, I will investigate this interaction via activities of migrant women domestic workers in Turkey which, I believe, represent essential features of the recent global dynamics of capitalism such as informalization, feminization of un/under-paid work force, feminization of immigration, globalization of domestic works. I will introduce the results of my field research about life and working conditions among migrant domestic workers in Ünye, Ordu Province of Turkey, in the Black Sea region. I have conducted semi-structured, face to face interviews with a certain number of Georgian migrant women. This method is consistent with many of the qualitative approaches pioneered and adopted by feminist researchers.

Keywords

• Woman
• Migration
• Social REproduction
• Georgian Domestic Workers

Toplumsal Yeniden Üretim Teorisi Perspektifinden Unye/Ordu’da Gürcü Göçmen Ev-işçileri | From Social Reproduction Theory Perspective Georgian Migrant Domestic Workers in Unye/ORDU

Abstract

Tarihsel olarak kapitalist üretim ve yeniden üretim ilişkileri, ataerkil toplumsal cinsiyet hiyerarşileri ile yakın etkileşim içindedir. Bu etkileşim dramatik bir şekilde değişim göstermektedir. Özellikle ataerkil toplumsal cinsiyet rolleri ile kapitalist yeniden-üretim ilişkileri arasındaki etkileşim feminist hareketin çeşitli oluşumları tarafından incelenmekte ve tartışılmaktadır. Bu çalışmada, Türkiye’de bu etkileşimi temsil ettiğini düşündüğüm somut bir örnek olan Gürcistanlı, göçmen ev-içi işçilerin yaşamlarını, çalışma süreçlerini inceleyeceğim. Bu incelemenin; enformalleşme, ücretsiz/ücretli işin kadınlaşması, göçün kadınlaşması, ev-içi işçilerin küreselleşmesi gibi küresel kapitalizmin güncel görünümleriyle yakın ilişki içinde olduğunu düşünüyorum. Çalışmada, Ordu ili Unye ilçesinde çalışan Gürcistanlı, göçmen ev-içi işçilerin yaşam ve çalışma koşulları hakkında yaptığım araştırmanın sonuçlarını sunacağım. Araştırmada Gürcistanlı, göçmen ev-işçisi kadınlarla yarı-yapılandırılmış, yüz-yüze, derinlemesine görüşmeler düzenlenmiştir. Bu yöntemin niteliksel araştırma yöntemlerini uygulayan birçok feminist araştırmacı tarafından kullanıldığı tespit edilmiştir.

Keywords

• Kadın
• Göç
• Toplumsal Yeniden Üretim
• Gürcü Ev-İşçileri

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