Dinâmicas socioeconômicas associadas a participação da mulher no trabalho migratório para a África do Sul após 1992

Abstract

Socioeconomic dynamics associated with women's participation in migrant work to South Africa translates into a study on the integration of women in migration work from Mozambique to South Africa. In the history of Mozambique, migrant work is presented as a male sphere, however, during the civil war, female migration is boosted by conditions associated with the political, social and economic instability of the country, which allowed the inclusion of all genders in the migratory phenomenon. After the end of the civil war in 1992 and the fall of the Apartheid regime in South Africa, there is a greater flow of women moving to South Africa in search of better living conditions, in order to meet their economic needs. In the history of Mozambique, migrant work is presented as a male sphere; however, during the civil war, female migration was boosted by conditions associated with the political, social, and economic instability of the country. This made possible the inclusion of all genders in the migratory phenomenon. After the end of the civil war in 1992 and the fall of the Apartheid regime in South Africa, there was a greater flow of women moving to South Africa in search of better living conditions to meet their economic needs and those of their dependents. During this period, women from different points in the southern provinces of Mozambique migrated to South Africa and integrated economically and socially into various sectors of economic activity, including agriculture, services, commerce, and especially the informal sector, which is the focus of this study. However, although migratory work has positively impacted the economic lives of these women, they face obstacles related to the long-term exercise of their activities and, in some cases, discrimination and social exclusion on the part of the country's original citizens. During this period, women from different points in the southern provinces of Mozambique migrate to South Africa and integrate economically and socially into various sectors of economic activity, including agriculture, services, commerce, and especially the informal sector, which constitutes the focus of this study. However, although migratory work has positively impacted the economic lives of these women, they face obstacles related to the long-term exercise of their activities and, in some cases, discrimination and social exclusion on the part of the country's original citizens.(TRADUÇÃO NOSSA)