La inserción laboral de la mujer inmigrante en los servicios de proximidad en Cataluña

Abstract

The concentration of immigrant women in reproductive services indicates a tripartite labour discrimination —based on social class, gender and ethnic group— in the receiving society. The article presents a general overview of the position of immigrant women in the Catalan labour market. The analysis evidences the transfer of reproductive work among women from different social class and ethnic group, and tries to identify a segmentation process of reproductive services and the ethnisation of certain levels or sectors. The results reveal a hierarchy of different levels, and show that indigenous and immigrant female workers really are not placed in the same sectors.