Domestic Workers in South Africa by Candice James, Fairuz Mullagee, Abigail Osiki

“… After decades of deliberate exclusion from labour laws and social protection in South Africa, domestic workers have slowly been able to taste the fruits of years of laborious fights for recognition, inclusion, and dignity. …”
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Resilience and Resistance Among Migrant Male Domestic Workers in South Africa by David du Toit

“… Despite the large body of scholarly research that has addressed the various challenges encountered by female domestic workers, there exists a notable gap in understanding the experiences of male domestic workers in South Africa. …”
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Wages withheld, deferred or deflected: The case of child domestic workers in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by Annabel Erulkar, Lemi Negeri, Eyasu Hailu Mekonnen, Elizabeth Anderson, Yuki Lo

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Defying the “Illiberal” Gig Economy: Coping Strategies of Freelance Domestic Workers in the United Arab Emirates by Froilan Malit

“…Using a single case study of freelance Filipina domestic workers in the UAE (N = 20), I argue that, despite facing legal and economic risks (penalties), freelance migrant workers have produced an informal freelancing visa system to contest the formal and hierarchical segmentation of the gig economy via three diverse strategies: co-optation, tapping and brokering. …”
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Working and Living Conditions of Women Migrant Domestic Workers in Istanbul during the COVID-19 Pandemic by Hakan Bektaş, Berrin Oktay Yılmaz, Adviye Damla Ünlü Bektaş

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The social determinants of migrant domestic worker (MDW) health and well-being in the Western Pacific Region: A Scoping Review. by Jamie Chan, Georgia Dominguez, Antonia Hua, Melissa Garabiles, Carl A Latkin, Brian J Hall

“…The health and well-being of transnational migrant domestic workers (MDWs) is a pressing but largely neglected public health concern. …”
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Dénoncer la violence. Silences et prise de parole autour du harcèlement sexuel envers les travailleuses domestiques au Brésil by Valeria Ribeiro Corossacz

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The conundrum of motherhood: house helps and the mediated motherhood discourses in Kenya by Gladys Muasya

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COVID-19 Salgını Döneminde Ev İşçilerinin Derinleşen Sorunları: İstanbul Örneği by Ceyhun Güler

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‘If I Can, We Can’ by Jennifer N. Fish

“… Myrtle Witbooi, a pioneering leader of the domestic worker movement, died on January 16 in Cape Town at age 75. …”
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From Dusting to ‘Deening’ by Quraisha Dawood

“… Domestic workers in South Africa continue to tread the blurry line between formal and informal work. …”
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‘Lockdown Work’ by Bianca Tame, Zukiswa Zanazo

“… This article explores domestic workers’ experiences of ‘lockdown work’, which refers to working conditions during the level 5 to level 3 lockdown period in South Africa during the Covid-19 pandemic. …”
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The Pacifying Power of Wages in the Domestic Work Domain by Vuyo Gama

“…The country’s recommended minimum wage for domestic workers is E 1,246.00 (USD 73.20) per month. Interviews were conducted among ten live-in domestic workers from Tubungu, Eswatini, who earn E 3,500 (USD 205.63) or more per month. …”
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Trabalho doméstico: entre o poder simbólico patronal e a luta por reconhecimento jurídico by Attila Magno e Silva Barbosa, Giovanna Iasiniewicz, Maria Emília Valli Büttow

“…Among the methodological procedures used to obtain the data, includes eighteen semi-structured interviews and direct observation conducted at the headquarters of the Domestic Workers’ Union of Pelotas - seeking to understand the perception of domestic workers, employers and trade unionists about the recent changes.…”
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‘God Gave us Legs to Walk!’ by Marizanne Grundlingh

“…The experience of domestic workers is mainly shaped along racial and class lines – this is a result of the remnants of the legacy of apartheid, where many Coloured and African women were dependent on employment in the domestic work sphere. …”
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A Million Dollar Question by Amy Tekie

“…A recent study on migrant domestic workers in the SADC region showed rampant informality across countries, resulting in a dearth of labour law enforcement (ILO, 2022). …”
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The ‘Platformisation’ of Domestic Work in South Africa by Tengetile Nhleko

“…This paper analyses the emerging impact of this new form of ‘platform domestic work’ in South Africa’s domestic sector using an interpretivist case study done in Cape Town on ten platform domestic workers and their platform companies. Using evidence obtained through in-depth interviews and analysis of published company discourse material, this paper argues that far from formalising and modernising domestic work through the twin forces of commercialisation and digital platform technology, the phenomenon of platform domestic work is deepening informalisation in paid domestic work as a form of insecure ‘gig work’, and also through the widespread practice of platform leakage by domestic workers on the platform. …”
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Intersectionnalité, migrations et travail domestique : lectures croisées en France et aux États-Unis by Sophie Blanchard

“…These studies illustrate how intersectionnality can be a valuable tool to analyze the condition of racialized domestic workers.…”
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Réfugiés et migrants dans les églises protestantes évangéliques libanaises : Recompositions identitaires et enjeux sociaux by Fatiha Kaoues

“…Thus, refugees and migrant domestic workers, who are welcomed in these churches develop new forms of sociability. …”
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“Blackboxing Whiteness” by Jaqui Hiltermann

“…This paper reveals that whiteness, and in particular madamhood, is blackboxed within middle-class homes. Domestic workers employed by these households, on the other hand, were largely absent from such narratives and conversations, and were marginalised within networks. …”
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