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Showing 1 to 20 of 59 for “"Domestic Workers"”.
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The Plight of Kenyan Domestic Workers in Gulf Countries
… gap, Kenyan women are seeking employment in the domestic service sector in the Gulf Countries, with Saudi Arabia being the most popular destination. At their destination countries, some domestic workers are subjected to various forms of abuse by their employers, leaving the worker without …
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The live-in domestic workers' experience of occupational engagement
Bibliographical references.
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Internal Migration, Networks and Gender Roles among Domestic Workers in Vietnam
… examines social networks and gender roles among domestic workers who are rural-to-urban female migrants in Vietnam. Using qualitative data collected from 10 in-depth interviews and one focus group with 17 domestic workers and one interview with a NGO staff member, I argue that networks and gender …
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Domestic Workers and their access to childcare: A Socio-Legal study
This dissertation explores how domestic workers within the Cape Town area access childcare. From this exploration, the argument that the state should provide childcare to mothers as a redress measure under s9(2) is developed. This argument is drawn from the proposition that universal access to …
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Cooking and Eating the Other: Contemporary Representations of Domestic Workers in Popular Media
… legislation to protect native and immigrant domestic workers. Using contemporary representations from <em>The Help</em>, <em>August: Osage County</em>, <em>The Nanny</em>, and <em>Devious Maids</em>, this study is an historical and literary analysis explaining how media images create harmful …
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An evaluation of the conditions of employment for domestic workers in Thulamela Local Municipality
See the attached abstract below
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Transnational Activism for Migrant Workers: Examining the Struggles for Domestic Workers in Hong Kong
… conducted by the Filipino activists for migrant workers particularly foreign domestic workers in Hong Kong. The context of globalization which saw greater interconnectedness of peoples and its neo-liberal content which brought about civil society groups in various parts of the world to oppose the …
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IZWI : the working conditions of African domestic workers in Cape Town in the 1980s
… of this thesis on African women's experiences as domestic workers results from the fact that the majority of women within the African population in Cape Town are employed in this sector of economy. Further, the African working class is in a peculiar position as a result of the strict enforcement …
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Spatial empowerment : the appropriation of public spaces by Filipina domestic workers in Hong Kong
… a typical Sunday afternoon, hundreds of Filipina domestic workers (FDW) gather on the floor of public spaces in prime real estate areas of downtown Hong Kong. Over the last few decades, Hong Kong experienced rapid economic growth and industrialization, which led to an increase of middle class …
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Books and Broomsticks: Prairie Indigenous Female Domestic Workers and the Canadian Outing System, 1888-1901
… an important glimpse into the early history of domestic work for Indigenous women and girls in western Canada and offers insights into the very nature of settler colonialism in early Canadian national history.
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Comfortable others: the process of identity niching among private employment agencies, employers and migrant domestic workers
… the process of “identity niching” in the domestic work sector by focusing on the role of and demand for the services of private employment agencies (PEAs) that specialise in placements in Cape Town. The thesis focuses on how Zimbabwean migrant domestic workers' (MDWs) identity as …
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Experiences African domestic workers undergo as a result of sending their children to predominantly white schools
… in situations where the child's mother is a domestic worker and the employer assumes an active role in the child's education. One such case triggered this research. Based on that particular case, the aim of this study was to explore experiences and feelings of African domestic workers with …
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An investigation of the challenges being faced by female domestic workers in Thulamahashe Area of Mpumalanga Province
Domestic work is vital employment opportunity which exists worldwide. Domestic workers play a pivotal role in supporting the labor market and economy at large. However unlike any other employment opportunities in the world, domestic work is often gender biased. This study was aimed at unpacking the …
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The Legal Protection of Women Migrant Domestic Workers: A Comparative Analysis of the Philippines and Sri Lanka
… rely on the foreign employment of women migrant domestic workers and the subsequent inflow of their remittances. This thesis examines whether both governments are prioritising a market-driven approach to migration above the protection of the rights of women migrant domestic workers at three …
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An investigation of domestic workers' perceptions into the effects of employer involvement on parenting and parental autonomy
Domestic workers (DWs) have been described in sociological literature as "trapped" workers. They have been portrayed as workers coerced into powerlessness and unassertiveness by virtue of their economic dependence on employers. Observations of DWs in clinical settings have confirmed these …
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The use of public space by foreign female domestic workers in Hong Kong, Singapore and Kuala Lumpur
… class women are departing from their traditional domestic roles in child rearing and home management. This activity change creates a large influx of young, single and lower income female workers from developing nations such as the Philippines, Indonesia, Cambodia and others into Hong Kong, …
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MILITANT MAIDS: DOMESTIC WORKERS’ PARTICIPATION IN BUS BOYCOTTS, VOTER REGISTRATION, AND HEAD START PROGRAMS IN THE DEEP SOUTH
<p>This thesis examines the participation of domestic workers in the Civil Rights Movement, specifically in Gulf South bus boycotts in Baton Rouge, Montgomery, and Tallahassee; voter registration efforts in Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, and Florida; and Head Start work in those same Deep South …
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Children Serving Children: Exploring relations between child domestic workers and the children of employing families in Mwanza, Tanzania
In the Majority World context of Tanzania, child domestic workers, the large majority of whom are female and ‘live in’, are distinctively characterised by complex and ambiguous relations with employing families, situations which are often motivated and made acceptable by notions of kinship, …
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