: South African domestic workers and the democratic state Shireen A Ally creator Shireen A Ally text Democratization-Women household employees -- South Africa. xxu Scottsville, South Africa : University of KwaZulu-Natal Press , 2010 monographic eng

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x, 228 pages ; 23 cm 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. 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. /Shireen A Ally Social Sciences 331.48164 ALL 9780801475870 International Book Distributors ;Flat No.17,Prakash Apartments,5 Ansari Road,Daryaganj New Delhi-110002 190103 20190122163750.0