Target groups
Migrant women care workers face particular challenges because of the vagaries of immigration laws in various destination countries, which often prevent them from entering the country legally or taking paid employment.
This lack of legal status puts undocumented immigrants working in the care sector in many countries at risk of abuse by unscrupulous employers.
Those who are hired informally often lack the statutory labour rights accorded to them through a contract, including pensions and benefits, and may receive wages that are significantly lower than those paid for equivalent work in the formal health-care system (The role of migrant care workers in aging societies.IOM;2010)
