Reflections on Peer Interviewing among Paid, Migrant, Live-in Carers in London
Reflections on Peer Interviewing among Paid, Migrant, Live-in Carers in London
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对伦敦付费、移民、住家护理人员同伴访谈的思考
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10.1093/bjsw/bcad043
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2023
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Hewitt S
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Hewitt S
We have chosen to write about our experiences of conducting peer research among paid, migrant, live-in care workers in London. Live-in care is the stepchild of social care, and not a lot is known about it. The role of a live-in care worker is a unique employment arrangement where there are very few legal guidelines and a lack of expectations. From the perspective of the care worker, it involves being at work for twenty-four hours a day, with a couple of hours break normally at midday. Night calls are an expected part of the job. These features blur the boundaries of work and rest. Our project investigated the vulnerability of migrant, live-in, care workers to severe forms of labour exploitation related to deviations from standard working conditions such as working hours, leave entitlements, health and safety standards and decent treatment. Instead of academic researchers questioning a string of these individuals, the project team of academic and charity researchers decided to involve as interviewers those very people that they wanted to know more about. Three of the co-authors of this article, including the lead author, are live-in care workers themselves and were recruited as peer www. basw. co. uk