02.04.2025 , in ((Vulnerabilization of Migrant Workers During Crises))
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Emma Gauttier, Christina Mittmasser, Myrian Carbajal and Milena Chimienti
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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26.03.2025 , in ((Vulnerabilization of Migrant Workers During Crises))
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Claudine Burton-Jeangros, Liala Consoli, Jan-Erik Refle and Yves Jackson
The COVID-19 pandemic hit undocumented migrant workers, a population already living in precarious and particularly hard circumstances. Often overlooked and misunderstood, their lives remain largely invisible with limited data available to illustrate their struggles, especially in times of crisis. In Geneva, Switzerland, many grappled to cope with losing their jobs,
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23.11.2023 , in ((Towards a Novel Mobility Regime))
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Janine Dahinden
Following the COVID-19 pandemic, problematic past legacies emerged from the intersection of mobility and gender/sexuality regimes. By diving into these continuities, I examine two compelling case studies – domestic caregivers and sex workers. These cases allow me to study how a global, but also a national, crisis of care emerged
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28.06.2023 , in ((What do we mean by…))
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Anouk Albien and Juan Carlos Hugues
Immigrant women play a vital role in Switzerland, yet their narratives are often reduced to stereotypes such as, “looking for a husband” or “working as nannies.” In reality, immigrant women have contributed greatly to Swiss society. It seems therefore important to challenge misconceptions about immigrant women in Switzerland. In the
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14.06.2023 , in ((Structural Racism))
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Meriam Mastour
Une étude du Forum suisse pour l’étude des migrations et de la population (SFM) démontre qu’il existe en Suisse un racisme structurel (systémique). L’étude définit le racisme structurel comme un système social qui reproduit des inégalités. Voyons comment les institutions politiques et médiatiques suisses participent à ces inégalités en restreignant
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