The Contradictions of Formalization
Domesticity and Paid Domestic Work in Mozambique and Angola
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5014282 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ruth Castel‐branco (0000-0001-9907-2503, Carleton College, corresponding author), Ruth Castel-Branco |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue | 35 |
| Publication date | 2021-06-15 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | e-cadernos CES (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1647-0737 • E-ISSN: 1647-0737 |
| Publisher | OpenEdition (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.4000/eces.6349 |
| OpenAlex | W4206152255 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 6 |
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
Art · Centrality · Convention · Decree · Humanities · Political science · Politics · Sociology · African history and culture studies · Gender Studies · International Labor and Employment Law · Law · Sex work and related issues
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |