The precarious position and poor working conditions of au pairs in the Nordic and other western labor markets are well documented. Furthermore, research on au pairs and migrant domestic workers emphasizes many obstacles to their organizing (e.g., in trade unions) and negotiation to improve their working conditions. Using an ethnographic study of Filipino au pairs in Denmark as an illustrative case, we supplement this previous research by presenting an analytical approach inspired by governmentality studies. This approach highlights the complex transnational interplay of migration policies and practices affecting Filipino au pairs’ positioning in the Danish labor market and contributes to exploring how this positioning relates to their prospects for negotiating and organizing. We suggest that with a close examination of the often contradictory and multifaceted positioning of migrant workers in transnational policy fields, not only obstacles but also possibilities for negotiation and organizing to improve working conditions will become visible

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勤奋的英雄还是好奇的学生？-互惠生的定位，组织和谈判

北欧和其他西方劳动力市场中保姆的不稳定地位和恶劣的工作条件已得到充分证明。此外，对互惠生和移徙家庭佣工的研究强调了其组织（例如在工会中）和进行谈判以改善其工作条件的许多障碍。以丹麦的互惠生的民族志研究为例，我们通过介绍受政府性研究启发的分析方法，对以前的研究进行了补充。这种方法突显了移民政策和实践的复杂跨国相互作用，这影响了菲律宾互惠生在丹麦劳动力市场中的定位，并有助于探索这种定位与他们的谈判和组织前景之间的关系。