When the Home Is Also the Workplace: Women migrant domestic workers’ experiences with the ‘live-in’ policy in Singapore and Hong Kong by Shih Joo Tan

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The “Migration” of Terrorist Actors in Indonesia: From Male-Dominated Terrorist to the Emergence of Female Terrorist Migrant Domestic Workers by Muhammad Subhan

Subjects: “…terrorism, isis, female extremist, migrant domestic workers, social media…”
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Impact of Covid-19 on informal employment: A case study of women domestic workers in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan by Adnan Ahmad Dogar, Ikram Shah, Tahir Mahmood, Noor Elahi, Arif Alam, Urooj Gul Jadoon

“…This paper aims to explore the impact of COVID-19 on women domestic workers and their families. Semi structured interviews conducted with fifty-four women domestic workers in three districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan were analyzed in five themes: disruption caused by lockdown, loss of livelihood, economic hardships, social support mechanism, and challenges faced during the pandemic. …”
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The Borrowing Puzzle: Why Do Filipino Domestic Workers in Hong Kong, China Borrow Rather than Dissave? by Wooyoung Lim, Sujata Visaria

“…Despite their predictable and regular incomes, Filipino domestic workers in Hong Kong, China commonly finance large expenses through interest-bearing loans rather than savings. …”
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Learning from returnee Ethiopian migrant domestic workers: a qualitative assessment to reduce the risk of human trafficking by Joanna Busza, Sehin Teferra, Serawit Omer, Cathy Zimmerman

“…Ethiopia remains a significant “source” country for female domestic workers to the Middle East and Gulf States, despite widespread reports of exploitation and abuse. …”
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Impact of Covid-19 on informal employment: A case study of women domestic workers in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. by Adnan Ahmad Dogar, Ikram Shah, Tahir Mahmood, Noor Elahi, Arif Alam, Urooj Gul Jadoon

“…This paper aims to explore the impact of COVID-19 on women domestic workers and their families. Semi structured interviews conducted with fifty-four women domestic workers in three districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan were analyzed in five themes: disruption caused by lockdown, loss of livelihood, economic hardships, social support mechanism, and challenges faced during the pandemic. …”
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COVID-19 and Decent Work: Online Media Coverage on Indonesian Female Migrant Domestic Workers in Malaysia and Taiwan by Muhammad Zahrul Anam, Tulus Warsito, Faris Al-Fadhat, Ulung Pribadi, Sugito Sugito

Subjects: “…COVID-19; Online media, Decent work, Malaysia, Taiwan, Indonesian Female Migrant Domestic Workers.…”
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Knowledge, understanding and perceptions of key stakeholders on the maternity protection available and accessible to female domestic workers in South Africa. by Catherine Pereira-Kotze, Mieke Faber, Tanya Doherty

“…Maternity protection enables women to combine reproductive and productive roles. Domestic workers are a vulnerable group due to heterogeneous non-standard employment relationships and are unlikely to have access to comprehensive maternity protection. …”
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A Qualitative Study of Female Migrant Domestic Workers’ Experiences of and Responses to Work-Based Sexual Violence in Cyprus by Christiana Kouta, Christalla Pithara, Zoe Apostolidou, Anna Zobnina, Josie Christodoulou, Maria Papadakaki, Joannes Chliaoutakis

“…Domestic workers face increased risk for sexual harassment and assault in the workplace but are often reluctant to disclose abuse or seek retribution. …”
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Standard employment contract for foreign domestic workers in Malaysia: a review / Amalia Mohd Suhaimi … [et al.] by Mohd Suhaimi, Amalia, Ab. Rahman, Anis Sofia, Abd. Aziz, Asniza, Ahmad Aani, Siti Hawa, Aris, Zamriah Zarifah

“…In the third chapter the Researcher pointed out some relevant issues of Foreign Domestic Workers' which consist of maid abuse, enforcement of the Employment Contract between Employer and Foreign Domestic Worker as well as the benefit protection on Foreign Domestic Workers. …”
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“What’s in a name?” Immigration controls and subjectivities: the case of au pair and domestic worker visa holders in the UK by Anderson, B

The ethnographic descriptions of Indonesian domestic workers in selected Malaysian middle class homes : case study in Klang, Selangor by Aananthi Thuraisamy

“…This increased female participation in the workforce together with the expansion of the middle class households, led to an immediately heightened demand for migrant domestic workers in Malaysia towards the end of 20th century. …”
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The transfer of care in global capitalism: The feminization of migration as household survival strategy amongst foreign domestic workers in Malaysia by Thambiah, S.

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Reclaiming Agency through the Politics of the In_Visible Body: Illegalized Migration and Self-Representation of Women Domestic Workers in Switzerland by Maevia Griffiths, Victor Santos Rodriguez

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Employment conditions and mental health of overseas female migrant domestic workers in Hong Kong: a parallel mediation analysis by Timothy S. Sumerlin, Jean H. Kim, Alvin Yik-Kiu Hui, Dicken Chan, Tim Liao, Sabu Padmadas, Eric Fong, Roger Y. Chung

Subjects: “…Migrant domestic workers…”
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Corrigendum: Domestic Workers’ Treatment under Ethiopian and South African Laws by Diriba Mangasha Dabala and Adbdata Abebe Sefara by Diriba Mangasha Dabala, Abdata Abebe Sefara

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The social determinants of migrant domestic worker (MDW) health and well-being in the Western Pacific Region: A Scoping Review. by Jamie Chan, Georgia Dominguez, Antonia Hua, Melissa Garabiles, Carl A Latkin, Brian J Hall

“…The health and well-being of transnational migrant domestic workers (MDWs) is a pressing but largely neglected public health concern. …”
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Research Trends of Studies on Psychosocial and Health-Related Behaviours of Foreign Domestic Workers in Asia Pacific: A Bibliometric Analysis by Genevieve Ataa Fordjour, Cecilia Lai-Wan Chan

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“Powerless power”: The status of female domestic workers in Russia in the second half of the 19th - early 20th century by Valentina A Veremenko

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The social determinants of migrant domestic worker (MDW) health and well-being in the Western Pacific Region: A Scoping Review by Jamie Chan, Georgia Dominguez, Antonia Hua, Melissa Garabiles, Carl A. Latkin, Brian J. Hall

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