Caring across borders: transborder care trajectories in the Tijuana-San Diego region
This article analyzes the transborder care work trajectories of Mexican women living in the area of Tijuana while working in San Diego, taking care of children and the elderly. Because the study of global care chains focused on the transnational dimension of care activities, the transborder dimensio...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2020 |
| País: | México |
| Institución: | Universidad Autónoma de Baja California Sur |
| Repositorio: | Repositorio Institucional de la UABCS |
| Idioma: | español inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:repositorioinstitucional.uabc.mx:20.500.12930/6932 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://ref.uabc.mx/ojs/index.php/ref/article/view/823 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Transborder care work remunerated care work transborder labor trajectories care labor arrangements Tijuana-San Diego region Social and cultural anthropology International migration Emigration and immigration International law Boundaries border Labor Work People with disabilities immigrants Home health care services Care Trabajo transfronterizo de cuidados trabajo remunerado de cuidados trayectorias laborales transfronterizas arreglos laborales de cuidado región Tijuana-San Diego Antropología social y cultural Migración internacional Emigración e inmigración Leyes internacionales límites frontera Empleo Trabajo Discapacidad inmigrantes Servicios de atención médica a domicilio Cuidados |
| Sumario: | This article analyzes the transborder care work trajectories of Mexican women living in the area of Tijuana while working in San Diego, taking care of children and the elderly. Because the study of global care chains focused on the transnational dimension of care activities, the transborder dimension of care work constitutes a novel element for its analysis. Based on the interviews with a group of women, the main argument proposes that their transborder trajectories rely on crossbording as the central aspect that defines care labor arrangements, while turnover results from the life course of the persons who receive care. Besides, the elements that organize the trajectories are motivations for care work, family responsibilities, life course, and mobility across the border, as well as women´s profile. |
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