Blofield, Merike.

Care Work and Class Domestic Workers' Struggle for Equal Rights in Latin America / [Recurso electrónico] : Merike Blofield. - University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, 2012. - 1 online resource (184 p.) - Book collections on Project MUSE. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

Libro Electrónico

"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.

9780271053912 0271053917




Labor movement--History--Latin America--21st century.
Industrial relations--Latin America.
Equality--Latin America.
Social classes--Latin America.
Household employees--Social conditions.--Latin America


Electronic books.

HD8039.D52 / B56 2012

331.7/6164098