Filipino women migrant domestic workers' access to sexual and reproductive health services in Hong Kong, Singapore and Qatar
Date
2013
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International Institute of Social Studies (ISS), Erasmus University of Rotterdam, NL
Abstract
Increasingly, migration research is encompassing inquiries
into the health needs of labour migrants, and particularly
women, as a population at greater health risk due to their
presence in a foreign context, work in low-skilled or
unskilled jobs, reliance on employers and labour contracts,
and lack of protection with respect to labour laws in both
sending and receiving countries. Based on in-depth
research among Filipina migrant domestic workers’ living
and working in Hong Kong, Qatar and Singapore, this
policy brief shows that a combination of personal and
institutional factors affect the women’s experiences with
their sexual and reproductive health, and access to
healthcare services. Various measures are suggested that
could result in better health outcomes among Filipina
migrant domestic workers in destination countries.
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Keywords
MIGRANT WORKERS, LABOUR LAW, DOMESTIC WORKERS, WOMEN'S HEALTH, REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH, ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE, FILIPINOS