Autore: Christina Mittmasser

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

02.04.2025 , in ((Vulnerabilization of Migrant Workers During Crises)) , ((No commenti))
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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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Corps et espaces en temps de crises : Perspectives féministes

10.11.2022 , in ((Corps et espaces en temps de crises)) , ((No commenti))
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Des crises multiples traversent notre époque, de la crise climatique à la pandémie, en passant par la montée des inégalités. Une perspective féministe centrée sur les corps – examinant la façon dont ils sont perçus, traités, contrôlés, mais aussi dont ils agissent, ressentent et se défendent – peut-elle nous aider ...

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Tentatives collectives des migrant·e·s pour contrer l’exclusion économique

01.03.2022 , in ((Politica)) , ((No commenti))

De nombreux·ses migrant·e·s peinent à trouver un emploi correspondant à leurs compétences et à leurs aspirations en Suisse. Ils/elles sont contraint·e·s de baisser, de reporter ou de réorienter complètement leurs ambitions professionnelles. Cependant, ces dernières années, les migrant·e·s ont commencé à chercher collectivement à améliorer leur situation et à contester ...

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Migrants’ Collective Attempts to Counter Economic Exclusion

08.02.2022 , in ((Politica)) , ((No commenti))

Many migrants struggle to find work according to their skills and aspirations in Switzerland. They are forced to downsize, postpone, or completely redirect their professional ambitions. In recent years, however, migrants have started to collectively seek to improve their situations and challenge these exclusionary logics through various initiatives. Migrant-run organizations ...

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Transnational Entrepreneurs: Between Vulnerability and Solidarity

07.05.2020 , in ((COVID-19 + Mobility)) , ((No commenti))
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The immobility caused by the current coronavirus crisis affects migrant entrepreneurs in Switzerland who depend on transnational connections for their businesses. Their reactions to the outbreak highlight their vulnerable position, but also their creativity and the importance of supportive networks for building resilience. In recent years, transnational entrepreneurs have been ...

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