Mobilising nannies: Stratifying London's in-home childcare workforce

非正式托儿工作的格局正在迅速发生变化。尽管居住在当地的行业仍然主要由移民主导，工资也很低(考克斯，2015)，但在过去的几年里，伦敦的平均外住保姆费率已经上升到每小时14.50 GB，比最低工资高出40%。*对保姆雇主的广泛研究表明，无论是阶级(Calarco，2014；Halpern-Manners et al.，2020；Macdonald，2010；Reay，2005)和移民身份(Anderson，2000&2009；Busch，2013；California，Waldinger&Lichter，2003；(Wrigley，1995)，然而，对于工人之间更广泛的分歧，以及这些分歧对工人有效动员能力的影响，很少有人调查。无论是在学术文献中，还是在工人本身中，目前都不清楚是什么--如果有的话--统一了劳动力。因此，这项研究的目的是：-对伦敦的居家托儿劳动力进行分层分析，探索工人的身份如何受到移民地位、种族、种族和阶级的影响；-捕捉这种分层对工人建立集体权力的能力的影响；-确定在伦敦组织保姆和互助者的潜力和障碍，从而帮助基层团体和工会创造集体需求并动员工人。该项目与保姆和互助者的草根互助组织保姆团结网络(NSN)合作，提出了一项激进的调查，以探讨当今居家托儿工作者集体动员的可能性。作为九年保姆和这个组织的执行董事，我的独特身份为我提供了前所未有的合作样本：与NSN成员合作，我将确保扎根于伦敦移民保姆社区的合作和解放进程。如何根据工人不同的阶级、种族、民族和移民背景对家庭托儿劳动力进行分层？2.这种分层对工人建立集体权力的能力有什么影响？3.广泛动员保姆和互助者的障碍是什么，如何克服这些障碍？方法本项目将采用跨学科的定性方法(格雷默，Koro-Ljugberg，Cilesiz，&Hayes，2008)，使用自民族志和参与性民族志方法(Greene等人，1995)。研究将从与参与者一起合作开发过程开始，以制定道德考量的解决方案，解决研究中的反身性，并解决可能阻碍研究的潜在偏见。从在线保姆平台(包括NSN)整理的文本数据将支持初步研究。*2020年国家最低工资，由LPC整理

The landscape of informal childcare work is changing rapidly. Though the live-in sector remains largely migrant-dominated and poorly paid (Cox, 2015), the past few years have seen the rise of the average live-out nanny rate in London to £14.50 per hour-40% higher than the minimum wage.* Extensive research into nanny-employers has shown the effects that both class (Calarco, 2014; Halpern-Manners et al., 2020; Macdonald, 2010; Reay, 2005) and migration status (Anderson, 2000 & 2009; Busch, 2013; California, Waldinger & Lichter, 2003; Wrigley, 1995) have on hiring practices, yet there has been comparatively little inquiry into the broader divisions between workers, nor the impact of these divisions on workers' ability to mobilise effectively. Both in the academic literature and amongst workers themselves it is not currently understood what-if anything-unifies the workforce.Consequently, the purpose of this research is to:- Develop a stratified analysis of the in-home childcare workforce in London, exploring how workers' identities are impacted by migration status, ethnicity, race, and class;- Capture the influence of this stratification on workers' ability to build collective power;- Determine the potential for-and barriers to-organising nannies & au pairs in London, thereby aiding grassroots groups and trade unions to create collective demands and mobilise workers.Working in conjunction with the Nanny Solidarity Network (NSN), a grassroots mutual-aid organisation for nannies & au pairs, this project proposes a radical inquiry into the potential for collective mobilisation among in-home childcare workers today. My unique position as both a nanny of nine years and Executive Director of this group provides me with unprecedented access to a collaborative sample: working in tandem with members of the NSN, I will ensure a collaborative and emancipatory process that is rooted in London's migrant nanny community.Research Questions1. How is the in-home childcare workforce stratified according to workers' differing class, race, ethnic, and migration backgrounds?2. What is the impact of this stratification on workers' ability to build a collective power? 3. What are the barriers to the broad-scale mobilisation of nannies & au pairs and how can they be overcome?MethodologyThis project will take an interdisciplinary qualitative approach (Greckhamer, Koro-Ljungberg, Cilesiz, & Hayes, 2008), employing autoethnographic and participatory ethnographic methods (Greene et al., 1995). Research will begin with a collaborative development process alongside participants to develop solutions to ethical considerations, address reflexivity in the study, and troubleshoot the potential biases that may impede research. Textual data collated from online nanny platforms (including the NSN) will support the primary research.*The National Minimum Wage in 2020, collated by LPC