Author: Milena Chimienti

Migrant Women in Times of Crisis: Vulnerability and Agency Among Domestic Workers

02.04.2025 , in ((Vulnerabilization of Migrant Workers During Crises)) , ((No Comments))
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Due to a lack of professional recognition and an often precarious legal status, migrant domestic workers were especially impacted by the COVID-19 crisis. Many faced job losses and financial hardships almost overnight. Moreover, support measures were not adapted to their needs and reinforced the longstanding failure to acknowledge the work ...

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La racialisation des enfants de réfugié·e·s en Suisse

03.10.2019 , in ((Visible Minorities)) , ((No Comments))
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Les enfants de réfugié·e·s né·e·s en Suisse, aujourd’hui adultes et majoritairement bien intégré·e·s, ne se sentent toujours pas accepté·e·s, notamment du fait de leur phénotype ou de leurs noms dénotant une origine étrangère. Le déni racial qui existe en Suisse empêche tant l’identification que la dénonciation des processus de racialisation ...

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