Abstract

ESTRADA, Silvia López. Caring across borders: transborder care trajectories in the Tijuana-San Diego region. Estud. front [online]. 2020, vol.21, e044.  Epub July 03, 2020. ISSN 2395-9134.  https://doi.org/10.21670/ref.2002044.

This article analyzes the transborder care work trajectories of Mexican women living in the area of Tijuana while working in San Diego, taking care of children and the elderly. Because the study of global care chains focused on the transnational aspects of care activities, the transborder dimension of care work constitutes a novel element for its analysis. Based on the interviews with a group of women, the main argument proposes that their transborder trajectories rely on crossbording as the central aspect that defines care labor arrangements. At the same time, turnover results from the life course of the persons who receive care. Besides, the elements that organize the trajectories are motivations for care work, family responsibilities, life course, and mobility across the border, as well as women´s profile.

Keywords : transborder care work; remunerated care work; transborder labor trajectories; care labor arrangements; Tijuana-San Diego region.

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