Singh Gayatri
Graduate School for the Humanities and Social Science Private Bag X3, University of the Witwatersrand, WITS 2050 South Africa.
New Solut. 2007;17(1-2):71-82. doi: 10.2190/7166-6QV1-1503-9464.
In post-apartheid South Africa, there has been a significant rise in women's out-migration from rural areas and across its territorial borders for economic purposes resulting in gender reconfiguration of migration streams. Alongside, there has been a simultaneous increase in the participation of women in the labor force. However, this has mostly grown in the informal sector,1 which is often associated with low earnings and insecure working conditions. One consequence has been the increasing reliance of migrant women on survivalist activities such as informal sexual exchanges that increase their risk of contracting HIV infection. Insecure working environments also expose migrant women to sexual abuses. This article is based on the author's work in South Africa's major urban centers and examines the nature of the relationship between the increased migration of black African women in South Africa, the nature of their work, and their resultant vulnerability to HIV/AIDS.
在种族隔离后的南非，出于经济目的，农村地区以及跨越国界外出迁移的女性显著增加，导致移民流动的性别结构发生变化。与此同时，女性劳动力参与率也在同步上升。然而，这主要是在非正规部门增长，而非正规部门往往与低收入和工作条件不稳定相关。结果之一是，移民女性越来越依赖诸如非正式性交易等维持生计的活动，这增加了她们感染艾滋病毒的风险。不安全的工作环境也使移民女性面临性虐待。本文基于作者在南非主要城市中心的工作，探讨了南非黑非洲女性移民增加、她们的工作性质以及由此导致的易感染艾滋病毒/艾滋病之间关系的本质。
