Introduction : what is unfree labor? -- Legal infantilization and the unfreedom of servitude -- Managing vulnerable migrants -- Mobilizing morality -- Escaping servitude for the unfreedom of criminalization -- Mobility pathways and the unfreedom of poverty -- Conclusion : the moral project of unfree...

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1. Verfasser:	Parreñas, Rhacel Salazar 1971- (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Buch
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Stanford, California Stanford University Press [2022]
Schlagworte:	Arabische Staaten / (DE-627)091347327 / (DE-2867)17978-5 Weibliche Arbeitskräfte / (DE-627)091399882 / (DE-2867)11284-5 Arbeitsmigranten / (DE-627)091348838 / (DE-2867)11268-3 Hauspersonal / (DE-627)09136566X / (DE-2867)13974-5 Arbeitsbedingungen / (DE-627)091347424 / (DE-2867)11305-2 Soziale Lage / (DE-627)09138995X / (DE-2867)15715-5 Philippiner / (DE-627)094413703 / (DE-2867)26598-0 Women household employees / United Arab Emirates / Social conditions Women foreign workers / United Arab Emirates / Social conditions Foreign workers, Filipino / United Arab Emirates / Social conditions Contract labor / United Arab Emirates
Zusammenfassung:	Introduction : what is unfree labor? -- Legal infantilization and the unfreedom of servitude -- Managing vulnerable migrants -- Mobilizing morality -- Escaping servitude for the unfreedom of criminalization -- Mobility pathways and the unfreedom of poverty -- Conclusion : the moral project of unfree labor "A stirring account of the experiences of migrant domestic workers, and what freedom, abuse, and power mean within a vast contract labor system. In the United Arab Emirates, there is an employment sponsorship system known as the kafala. Migrant domestic workers within it must solely work for their employer, secure their approval to leave the country, and obtain their consent to terminate a job. In Unfree, Rhacel Salazar Parreñas examines the labor of women from the Philippines, who represent the largest domestic workforce in the country. She challenges presiding ideas about the kafala, arguing that its reduction to human trafficking is, at best, unproductive, and at worst damaging to genuine efforts to regulate this system that impacts tens of millions of domestic workers across the globe. The kafala system technically renders migrant workers unfree as they are made subject to the arbitrary authority of their employer. Not surprisingly, it has been the focus of intense scrutiny and criticism from human rights advocates and scholars. Yet, contrary to their claims, Parreñas argues that most employers do not abuse domestic workers or maximize the extraction of their labor. Still, the outrage elicited by this possibility dominates much of public discourse and overshadows the more mundane reality of domestic work in the region.Drawing on unparalleled data collected over 4 years, this book diverges from previous studies as it establishes that the kafala system does not necessarily result in abuse, but instead leads to the absence of labor standards. This absence is reflected in the diversity of work conditions across households, ranging from dehumanizing treatment, infantilization, to respect and recognition of domestic workers.
Beschreibung:	Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:	221 Seiten Karte
ISBN:	9781503629653 9781503614666