From servants to workers
Shireen A Ally
From servants to workers : South African domestic workers and the democratic state /Shireen A Ally - Scottsville, South Africa : University of KwaZulu-Natal Press , 2010. - x, 228 pages ; 23 cm
Introduction : maid with rights? --
Apartheid servitude. The Apartheid state and modern servitude ; Beyond the backyard : the shift to live-out and part-time work --
Turning "servants" into workers. Protecting "vulnerable" workers? : workers embrace and reject state power ; Intimate work : state power versus workers' power ; Paid to care : the dual-care regime --
Workers' struggles. Demobilizing domestic workers ; "Like the heart in the body" : manyanos and mother-workers --
Conclusion : formalization of paid domestic work versus socialization of reproduction.
In the past decade, hundreds of thousands of women from poorer countries have braved treacherous journeys to richer countries to work as poorly paid domestic workers.
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Democratization--Women household employees -- South Africa.
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From servants to workers : South African domestic workers and the democratic state /Shireen A Ally - Scottsville, South Africa : University of KwaZulu-Natal Press , 2010. - x, 228 pages ; 23 cm
Introduction : maid with rights? --
Apartheid servitude. The Apartheid state and modern servitude ; Beyond the backyard : the shift to live-out and part-time work --
Turning "servants" into workers. Protecting "vulnerable" workers? : workers embrace and reject state power ; Intimate work : state power versus workers' power ; Paid to care : the dual-care regime --
Workers' struggles. Demobilizing domestic workers ; "Like the heart in the body" : manyanos and mother-workers --
Conclusion : formalization of paid domestic work versus socialization of reproduction.
In the past decade, hundreds of thousands of women from poorer countries have braved treacherous journeys to richer countries to work as poorly paid domestic workers.
9780801475870
International Book Distributors ;Flat No.17,Prakash Apartments,5 Ansari Road,Daryaganj New Delhi-110002
Social Sciences
Democratization--Women household employees -- South Africa.
331.48164 ALL
