The Exploitation of Caring Communities: The Elder Care Crisis in Germany

Against the background of a crisis of elder care in Germany, this article examines the expansion of informal elder care work in terms of exploitation. A concept of indirect exploitation is used that takes into account the special characteristics of highly feminised elder care work and Germany’s elde...

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Main Author: Tine Haubner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: McMaster University Library Press 2020-05-01
Series:Global Labour Journal
Online Access:https://mulpress.mcmaster.ca/globallabour/article/view/4090