Gender, Care and Migration in East Asia (Series in Asian Labor and Welfare Policies)

"This collection provides a comparative analysis of care arrangements in relation to issues of gender and transnational migration, social policy and labour migration in East Asia. Bridging the key topics of migration and gendered cared work through cross country comparisons, it examines how care work and welfare arrangements have been shaped by national and global forces against the backdrop of changing gender relationships, the rise of female labour force participation, low fertility rates and population aging in East Asia. It particularly addresses the 'feminization of migration' which is a salient feature of migration in Asia today as more women from developing countries undertake domestic work and care work in Japan, Taiwan, South Korea and Hong Kong. Addressing the issue of care in relation to employment, care and migration regimes in East Asia and the interaction among welfare regimes, labour markets and work-care balance, this collection provides an up-to-date assessment of gendered transnational migration in the region and sheds light on local and transnational policies and practices which aim to improve the welfare of families and migrant workers."-- Provided by publisher Front Matter ....Pages i-xvi Introduction: Situating Gender, Care, and Migration in East Asia (Reiko Ogawa, Akiko S. Oishi, Raymond K. H. Chan, Lih-Rong Wang)....Pages 1-22 Front Matter ....Pages 23-23 The Double Burden of Care in Hong Kong: Implications for Care Policies and Arrangements (Raymond K. H. Chan, Priscilla Y. K. Wong)....Pages 25-45 Family Caregiving by Elderly Korean Women and Their Quality of Life (Ju Hyun Kim)....Pages 47-67 Married Daughters’ Support to Their Parents and Parents-in-Law in Japan (Yoshimi Chitose)....Pages 69-94 Front Matter ....Pages 95-95 Familization of Indonesian Domestic Workers in Singapore (Marcus Yu Lung Chiu)....Pages 97-116 Investigating the Well-Being of Migrant Care Workers in Taiwan from the Perspective of Social Inclusion (Lih-Rong Wang, Michael P. H. Liu)....Pages 117-136 Front Matter ....Pages 137-137 Creating a Gendered-Racialized Care Labor Market: Migrant Labor Policy and the Transformation of Care Work in Taiwan (Li-Fang Liang)....Pages 139-156 Who Pays the Cost and Who Receives the Benefit? Comparing Migration Policies for Care Workers in Japan and Taiwan (Kunio Tsubota)....Pages 157-179 Care and Migration Regimes in Japan, Taiwan, and Korea (Reiko Ogawa)....Pages 181-204 Conclusion: Agenda and Action Beyond Gendered Care and Migration (Akiko S. Oishi, Reiko Ogawa, Raymond K. H. Chan, Lih-Rong Wang)....Pages 205-213 Back Matter ....Pages 215-222 This collection provides a comparative analysis of care arrangements in relation to issues of gender and transnational migration, social policy and labour migration in East Asia. Bridging the key topics of migration and gendered cared work through cross country comparisons, it examines how care work and welfare arrangements have been shaped by national and global forces against the backdrop of changing gender relationships, the rise of female labour force participation, low fertility rates and population aging in East Asia.鴠 particularly addresses the feminization of migrationwhich is a salient feature of migration in Asia today as more women from developing countries undertake domestic work and care work in Japan, Taiwan, South Korea and Hong Kong. Addressing the issue of care in relation to employment, care and migration regimes in East Asia and the interaction among welfare regimes, labour markets and work-care balance, this collection provides an up-to-date assessment of gendered transnational migration in the region and sheds light on local and transnational policies and practices which aim to improve the welfare of families and migrant workers