Dissidence in domestic service. The moral economy of housemaids in Mauritius
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TexteLangue : français Détails de publication : 2019.
Ressources en ligne : Abrégé : The female labor force in domestic service has become a main factor of production for property development pursued under the restructuring of the Mauritian sugar economy, especially on the coast. This paper examines the subjective meanings and social practices by which domestic workers living on the coast deal with the transformations of work and land based on issues related to their household’s reproduction. The analysis of their moral economy gives a special insight into an original political subject created around domestic service, one that goes beyond the scope of wage labor.
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The female labor force in domestic service has become a main factor of production for property development pursued under the restructuring of the Mauritian sugar economy, especially on the coast. This paper examines the subjective meanings and social practices by which domestic workers living on the coast deal with the transformations of work and land based on issues related to their household’s reproduction. The analysis of their moral economy gives a special insight into an original political subject created around domestic service, one that goes beyond the scope of wage labor.
Réseaux sociaux