- CARE4CARE - We Care for Those Who Care - Vol. III
- Edited by Maria Luisa Vallauri, William Chiaromonte
A Critical Reflection on the Need or Not for Immigration in the Care Sector: Mechanisms at the Disposal of the European Union
- Ferran Camas Roda
- Andrea Cano Redondo
- © 2026 Author(s) |
- CC BY 4.0
- DOI: 10.36253/979-12-215-1029-4.06
At the level of the European Union; important debates are taking place on the need; or not; to attract immigrants to the care sector. This paper aims to highlight these reflections and detect the extent to which the arguments that confirm a situation of personnel crisis in the care sector are well-founded and; in this sense; the need to face this crisis with the attraction of migrants. The article will mention those proposals from the European Union that could be useful as pathways for immigrants to access the care sector.
- Keywords:
- Care sector,
- Social services reform,
- Decent work,
- Gender and migration,
- Spanish system,
University of Girona, Spain - ORCID: 0000-0002-6450-7869
University of Girona, Spain - ORCID: 0009-0008-6738-1369
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Chapter Information
Chapter Title
A Critical Reflection on the Need or Not for Immigration in the Care Sector: Mechanisms at the Disposal of the European Union
Authors
Ferran Camas Roda, Andrea Cano Redondo
Language
English
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-1029-4.06
Peer Reviewed
Publication Year
2026
Copyright Information
© 2026 Author(s)
Content License
Metadata License
Bibliographic Information
Book Title
CARE4CARE - We Care for Those Who Care - Vol. III
Book Subtitle
Building Dignified Care Work in Europe: Critical Reflections, Policy Proposals and Practical Tools
Editors
Maria Luisa Vallauri, William Chiaromonte
Peer Reviewed
Number of Pages
408
Publication Year
2026
Copyright Information
© 2026 Author(s)
Content License
Metadata License
Publisher Name
Firenze University Press
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-1029-4
ISBN Print
979-12-215-1028-7
eISBN (pdf)
979-12-215-1029-4
eISBN (epub)
979-12-215-1030-0
Series Title
Studi sul lavoro di cura - Studies on Care Work