Trabajadoras y trabajadores migrantes hacia una igualdad de derechos y oportunidades
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Women migrant workers tend to be employed in a very narrow range of occupations, including manual agricultural work, factories or export processing zones, and, above all, in jobs related to stereotypical roles for women as caregivers, nurses, domestic workers, and low-level workers in the restaurant, hotel and entertainment industries. By the very nature of the work they do, women and girls are particularly vulnerable when they are employed to work outside their country of origin. They may be subjected to exploitation and abuse not only because they work abroad and are outside the jurisdiction of their own country, but also because they are often employed in jobs that are poorly protected by social legislation. Their situation is often aggravated by the lack of autonomy and the strong relationship of subordination typical of the jobs they occupy. They may be subjected to gender-based violence and sexual abuse, especially if they work in domestic service or as sex workers.