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June 20, 2026Asian and Pacific migration journal

Floating care as institutional positioning: Professional reclassification of domestic work in the pilot foreign caregiver project in South Korea

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RGRené GuzmánJKJooyoung Kim

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Analysis reveals labor precarity and professional reclassification in foreign caregiving in South Korea, indicating inequality implications.

Key Points

  • This research aims to explore the implications of South Korea's pilot foreign caregiver project on labor dynamics and professional classifications from the perspective of the Philippines.
  • Conducted focus group discussions and semi-structured interviews with Philippine stakeholders.
  • Analyzed Korean mobile apps Daeri Jubu and Dolbom Plus regarding caregiving frameworks.
  • Reviewed an unpublished report from the Korea Federation of Small and Medium Business (KBIZ).
  • The project’s structural outcomes are linked to labor precarity co-produced by the reclassification of domestic work as professional care.
  • The professional narrative does not align with the actual conditions faced by workers in the pilot project.
  • 'Floating care' is conceptualized as a state where care workers are viewed as professionals while performing devalued domestic labor.

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Guzmán et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a362f3bdb0793dc1a536b8ahttps://doi.org/10.1177/01171968261460098
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