The Contradictions of Formalization: Domesticity and Paid Domestic Work in Mozambique and Angola
Entwined with the history of colonization, paid domestic work has become a hallmark of modern living. Despite its centrality to social and economic life, it is generally considered something other than employment. In the last decade, a growing global movement for domestic worker’s rights has taken s...
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| הוצא לאור ב: | URI:https://journals.openedition.org/eces, |
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| פורמט: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
| שפה: | Anglais |
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e-cadernos CES
2021
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| גישה מקוונת: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| סיכום: | Entwined with the history of colonization, paid domestic work has become a hallmark of modern living. Despite its centrality to social and economic life, it is generally considered something other than employment. In the last decade, a growing global movement for domestic worker’s rights has taken shape, winning key regulatory victories including ILO Convention 189, Decree 40/2008 in Mozambique, and Decree 155/16 in Angola. This article explores the contradictions of recent attempts to regulate this intimate sector and improve working conditions. It argues that domestic workers lie at the interface of a conflict over the terms of domesticity and that strategies to extend labour and social protections to this sector must challenge patriarchal notions of domesticity. |
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