Understanding the Hidden Emotional Labour of Migrant Women Doing Domestic Cleaning Work in England

IF 0.4 0 HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Nicola J. C. Chanamuto
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Abstract

This essay explores the emotional labour of women migrants working as domestic cleaners in a small city in England. Drawing on qualitative data gathered through in-depth semi-structured interviews, the essay foregrounds the narratives of a group whose perspectives have not been widely captured. In order to provide a good service, cleaners in the sample modified and mobilised their emotions, conveying friendliness and expressing empathy when faced with clients’ vulnerabilities. Framing domestic cleaning as relational, ‘intimate labour’ allows a better understanding of the role of migrant women in providing practical and emotional care. The analysis contributes to studies of migrant emotionality by situating cleaners’ emotional labour in the context of their transnational lives.
英国移民妇女家政劳动隐性情感劳动探析
本文探讨了在英国一个小城市从事家庭清洁工作的女性移民的情感劳动。通过深入的半结构化访谈收集的定性数据,这篇文章强调了一个群体的观点尚未被广泛捕捉的叙述。为了提供良好的服务,样本中的清洁工调整和调动自己的情绪,在面对客户的弱点时表达友好和同情。将家庭清洁定义为关系性的“亲密劳动”,可以更好地理解移民妇女在提供实际和情感护理方面的作用。该分析通过将清洁工的情绪劳动置于其跨国生活的背景下,有助于对移民情绪的研究。
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