이주여성에 대한 시론적 연구: 유형화와 정부대응을 중심으로

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

This exploratory study takes a close look at migrant women who have been woven into Korean society as spouses, mothers, and workers. As an emerging trend with growing international interest, the feminization of migration is essentially a multidimensional phenomenon characterized by the multiple roles played by migrant women. However, existing studies of migrant women ve tended to highlight marriage migration while paying relatively little attention to migrant women as workers. This study takes a comprehensive approach to female migrants to explore their place in society to address the shortcoming of such previous studies. This study attempts a typology of female migrants by looking into the characteristics of work, government policy, and other factors. This study groups migrant women into the following types: immigrant wives, general workers, domestic workers, and sex workers. After the categorization, the study analyzed the characteristics of government policies towards each group of migrant women. It was found that government takes targeted measures towards each group rather than viewing migrant women as a single group. The increasing number of migrant women in Korean society is forecast to bring about significant social changes that are multifaceted and long-term by transforming family structure, demographics, and the labor market. Their assimilation into society will also change the composition of the nation and perceived rights to welfare. The government needs to design and take both macro and micro policy measures to respond effectively to overarching changes by largely supporting the international trend of the feminization of migration as well as factoring into the daily lives and work of individual female migrants who form a complex relationship with the society as workers, spouses, and foreigners.