Contemporary Southeastern Europe 2026, 13 (2)

Filipina Migrant Women in Kosovo: Navigating the challenges of dual discrimination

This article sheds light on the experiences of women from the Philippines working in Kosovo, focusing on the dual discrimination they face as both migrants and women. It explores the concept of gendered invisibility in the context of migrant domestic workers, the prolonged working hours of migrant workers within households, where there is often a blurred boundary between their private lives and employment relationships. The paper examines the specific challenges that these women face in integrating into Kosovo's culture and labor conditions, including the social, economic, and cultural challenges that ensue upon their integration into a new society. In addition to examining their integration challenges in Kosovo, the paper situates these women’s experiences within the wider context of international labor migration in the care sector. The research utilized a qualitative approach, specifically conducting eight in-depth interviews with Filipina women with a semi-structured questionnaire.
 
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Agnesa Haxhiu

Agnesa Haxhiu

Agnesa Haxhiu is a PhD candidate at the Faculty of Contemporary Social Sciences at South East European University in North Macedonia and holds a Master’s degree in Sociology from the University of Prishtina, Kosova. She currently serves as a Teaching Assistant in the Department of Sociology at the University of Prishtina.
 

Artan Krasniqi

Artan Krasniqi

Artan Krasniqi holds a PhD from the Department of Sociology at the Faculty of Philosophy, University of Prishtina “Hasan Prishtina.” Since October 2014, he has been a Teaching Assistant within the same department, contributing to variety of courses in cultural studies. He currently chairs the Kosovo Council for Cultural Heritage. From 2009 to 2019, he worked with the Koha media group, as a cultural journalist and editor. He is the author of six volumes in the Monument series, published by KOHA Publishing, which explores Kosova’s material of cultural heritage.
 

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Filipina women care sector dual discrimination labor

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