The vulnerability of migrant women working in agriculture in Spain: A qualitative study from the perspective of social and health professionals

IF 1.5 3区社会学 Q2 WOMENS STUDIES

Womens Studies International Forum Pub Date : 2025-02-11 DOI:10.1016/j.wsif.2025.103065

Mariana Loezar-Hernández , Agustin González-Rodríguez , Heidy Natalia Urrego-Parra , María del Mar Jiménez-Lasserrotte , María del Mar Pastor-Bravo , Erica Briones-Vozmediano

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Abstract

Workers from developing countries migrate to Spain to meet the need for low-skilled labour in the agricultural sector. This study aims to explore health and social professionals' discourses on the agricultural work of migrant women in Spain from a gender perspective. A qualitative descriptive study was conducted using 87 semi-structured interviews with 92 professionals from non-governmental organizations, health, and social services between January and October 2021. Thematic analysis was used with Atlas.ti web software. Two main themes emerged: 1) Feminised tasks in agriculture and 2) Harassment towards women. Participants highlighted specific work types and conditions, harassment, sexual harassment, partner influence, and the health consequences of these inequalities on women. Seasonal migrant women face challenges due to their migration status, precarious working conditions, and gender vulnerability. Labour and sexual harassment, and lack of support networks and resources perpetuate their exclusion, affecting their physical and mental health. Public policies are needed to guarantee these women's labour rights and comprehensive care from health and social professionals with an intersectional perspective.

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在西班牙从事农业工作的移徙妇女的脆弱性：从社会和保健专业人员的角度进行的定性研究

发展中国家的工人迁移到西班牙，以满足农业部门对低技能劳动力的需求。本研究旨在从性别角度探讨卫生和社会专业人员对西班牙移徙妇女农业工作的论述。在2021年1月至10月期间，对来自非政府组织、卫生和社会服务部门的92名专业人员进行了87次半结构化访谈，进行了定性描述性研究。使用Atlas进行主题分析。Ti网络软件。出现了两个主要主题：1)农业中的女性化任务和2)对妇女的骚扰。与会者强调了具体的工作类型和条件、骚扰、性骚扰、伴侣影响以及这些不平等对妇女的健康后果。季节性移徙妇女因其移徙身份、不稳定的工作条件和性别脆弱性而面临挑战。劳动和性骚扰以及缺乏支持网络和资源使她们长期受到排斥，影响了她们的身心健康。需要制定公共政策，以保障这些妇女的劳动权利和卫生和社会专业人员从交叉角度提供的全面护理。

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Womens Studies International Forum WOMENS STUDIES-

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2.50

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79 days

期刊介绍： Women"s Studies International Forum (formerly Women"s Studies International Quarterly, established in 1978) is a bimonthly journal to aid the distribution and exchange of feminist research in the multidisciplinary, international area of women"s studies and in feminist research in other disciplines. The policy of the journal is to establish a feminist forum for discussion and debate. The journal seeks to critique and reconceptualize existing knowledge, to examine and re-evaluate the manner in which knowledge is produced and distributed, and to assess the implications this has for women"s lives.