‘Of Course People Will Hire the White Person’: Social and economic inclusion of migrant women in Vancouver, Canada

This report presents the findings of a research into the experiences of migrant women in Vancouver, Canada, with accessing the labour market and integrating into Canadian society. Women shared that their limited ability to speak English and the fact that their education and work experience from their home countries were not recognised in Canada were major obstacles to finding good employment. Several also shared experiences of racism or discrimination, including for seemingly minor reasons such as being unaccustomed to having small talk with customers. All this meant that migrant women often could rely only on their co-nationals for work, accommodation, and socialisation, which increased the risks of being subjected to exploitative working conditions. Overall, however, women tended to perceive Canadian society as just and fair and blame themselves for any difficult situations they faced.

Of Course People Will Hire the White Person’: Social and economic inclusion of migrant women in Vancouver, Canada- Global Alliance Against Traffic in Women, 2022 DOWNLOAD

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TAGS: Information and Communications Technology Asia Global

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TAGS: Due Diligence North America Global

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Many women and girls in Ethiopia work as domestic workers in urban cities as well as abroad, particularly in the Middle East. The conditions faced by women and girls in domestic work are well documented (see Freedom Fund 2019 and Tayah & Atnafu ...Read More

TAGS: Domestic Work/ Servitude Africa