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Multilingual repertoires of Filipina domestic workers in Madrid

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recommendations! Published in 2025 at "English Today"

DOI: 10.1017/s026607842500015x

Abstract: Services related to paid domestic work in private households are an important global labor market for migrant women. The Philippines is one of the largest exporters of work-force for the international domestic work sector. In… read more here.

Keywords: domestic work; multilingual repertoires; filipina domestic; domestic workers ... See more keywords

Gender differences in self-reported health - the significance of inequality in domestic work

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recommendations! Published in 2019 at "European Journal of Public Health"

DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckz187.201

Abstract: Gender difference in health is an important public health issue. Although biological factors contribute, social processes and living conditions create, maintain and exacerbate health differences between women and men. The aim of this study was… read more here.

Keywords: work; gender differences; division; domestic work ... See more keywords

The Digital Boss: Algorithms, Housekeeping Apps, and the Digitalization of Domestic Work in Colombia

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recommendations! Published in 2024 at "Critical Sociology"

DOI: 10.1177/08969205241304790

Abstract: Domestic work in Colombia has historically been undervalued and unpaid, with informality continuing to rise despite legal efforts to dignify it, such as the ratification of ILO C189. In this context, domestic work gig platforms… read more here.

Keywords: domestic work; boss algorithms; work; digital boss ... See more keywords

Assessing the relationship between domestic work experience and musculoskeletal health among rural Nigerian women

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recommendations! Published in 2022 at "PLOS ONE"

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0276380

Abstract: Background Women performing strenuous domestic tasks (especially those in developing countries) are at risk of experiencing musculoskeletal pain (MSP). Physical, psychosocial, and social conditions of work in rural environments contribute to women’s domestic work experiences… read more here.

Keywords: rural nigerian; lbp nsp; domestic work; among rural ... See more keywords

International regulations against human and labor exploitation in domestic work: the UN and the ILO

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recommendations! Published in 2018 at "Language"

DOI: 10.1387/lan-harremanak.20083

Abstract: Domestic work is a precarious job with risk of deriving situations of human exploitation (slavery, servitude, forced labor, trafficking in human beings) or labor (non-compliance with labor standards). Situations of human exploitation are prohibited in… read more here.

Keywords: work; labor; international regulations; exploitation ... See more keywords

FRONTIERS IN PAID DOMESTIC WORK: ANALYTICAL AND IDENTITY DILEMMAS

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recommendations! Published in 2024 at "Cadernos de Pesquisa"

DOI: 10.1590/1980531410927_en

Abstract: Abstract This article focuses on paid domestic work in Brazil, highlighting its diverse configurations through both the prism of academic literature and national household survey data. The first section reviews the academic debate, noting that… read more here.

Keywords: domestic work; work; paid domestic; dilemmas ... See more keywords

From Total Dependency to Corporatisation: The Journey of Domestic Work in the UAE

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recommendations! Published in 2020 at "Migration Letters"

DOI: 10.33182/ml.v17i5.702

Abstract: Migrant domestic work has played complex, dynamic, and multilevel roles in the evolution of families, and the corporatisation of domestic work across the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, particularly the United Arab Emirates (UAE). With… read more here.

Keywords: domestic work; dependency; sector; migrant domestic ... See more keywords

Measuring the Drudgery and Time-Poverty of Rural Women - A Pilot Study from Rural Rajasthan

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recommendations! Published in 2020 at "Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine"

DOI: 10.4103/ijoem.ijoem_151_19

Abstract: Context: Women’s hard-work toward family responsibility is rarely examined from a health perspective. Excessive physical work translates into musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). It is essential to understand certain parameters of this burden. Subjects and Methods: This… read more here.

Keywords: time; domestic work; physical activities; rural women ... See more keywords