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Care work and class : domestic workers' struggle for equal rights in Latin America /

"Examines the movement for labor reform among domestic workers in Latin America. Explores how domestic workers' mobilization, strategic alliances, and political windows of opportunity can lead to improved rights"--Provided by publisher.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Blofield, Merike
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, 2012.
Subjects:
Labor movement > Latin America > History > 21st century.
Industrial relations > Latin America.
Equality > Latin America.
Social classes > Latin America.
Household employees > Latin America > Social conditions.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Preface and acknowledgments
  • List of acronyms
  • Introduction
  • Domestic workers in Latin America today
  • Overcoming elite resistance
  • Working in chronic informality
  • Bolivia and Costa Rica : social mobilization and reform from the bottom up
  • Uruguay and Chile : basic universalism versus top-down incrementalism
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index.