Filipino nurses as enablers of the future welfare state: the global commodity chains of producing racialized care labour for ageing Finland

• Other Authors: Kettunen, Pauli (Editor), Pellander, Saara (Editor), Tervonen, Miika (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Cheltenham, UK Edward Elgar Publishing 2022
• Subjects: JKS; Filipino nurse migration, global commodity chains, Filipino nurse education, international nurse recruitment, racialized care work, ageing welfare state
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

In the current policy environment in Finland, labour migration is portrayed as a solution for the sustenance of the ageing welfare state. However, foreign professional qualifications are generally less valued than those of native-born citizens, particularly for racialized migrants coming from outsid...