Based on the empirical analysis of migrant women employed in the catering sector, this paper examines the gendered and racialised division in the Korean labour market. Given limited labour protection and the flexibilisation of the migrant workforce in the labour market, South Korea has been able to reduce possible economic and social costs and, at the same time, enjoy the benefits of the significant economic contribution of migrant workers. By looking at gender relations and racial discrimination in the catering sector, and inconsistent government policies, this paper underlines that migrant women are marginalised in the labour market owing to their 'multiple vulnerability' as women, migrants and undocumented workers. © Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2009.

Migration Intersectionality Gender South Korea Racialisation Migrant labour market Catering

womens employment empirical analysis South Korea gender relations Eurasia Far East Asia womens status labor market migrant worker racial disparity migration Korea