a National University of Singapore.
b The Advisory Board Company.
Health Commun. 2018 May;33(5):643-652. doi: 10.1080/10410236.2017.1292576. Epub 2017 Mar 29.
Economic migration is integral to processes of globalization, with large numbers of the global poor moving across borders in search of employment in the face of structural adjustment programs and large-scale displacement of the poor from traditional forms of livelihood. One such group are foreign domestic workers (FDWs). In this culture-centered study, we listen to the voices of FDWs in Singapore to understand the key meanings of health held by this group of migrant workers as they negotiate living and working in Singapore. Through the representation of FDW voices at sites where they have previously been excluded, we hope to co-create participatory spaces in national discourse so that policies and interventions can be developed to address the health needs of FDWs. The results represented in this essay are part of a larger project engaging the CCA to foster communicative platforms for structural transformation.
经济移民是全球化进程的组成部分，面对结构调整计划和贫困人口大规模从传统生计形式中流离失所，大量全球贫困人口跨国境寻找就业机会。其中一个群体是外籍家庭佣工 (FDWs)。在这项以文化为中心的研究中，我们倾听新加坡 FDW 的声音，以了解这群移民工人在新加坡生活和工作时对健康的关键理解。通过在他们以前被排斥的地方代表 FDW 的声音，我们希望在国家话语中共同创造参与空间，以便制定政策和干预措施来满足 FDW 的健康需求。本文所代表的结果是一个更大的项目的一部分，该项目利用 CCA 为结构转型培育交流平台。
