Towards a Global History of Domestic and Caregiving Workers

Introduction

“…The importance of care, domestic and sex work for the employment of all women through history is widely acknowledged (Hoerder et al, 2015;Schrover & Yeo, 2011). Speaking of the predominance of women in the care workforce, scholars have use the expression 'feminization of care' (Zelizer 2009) and have discussed the social factors behind this bias at length, as for example in Beverly Skeggs's (1997) analysis of the way in which the socialization of British working-class girls led them to seek employment in the care sector, or as Evelyn Nakano-Glenn (2002) and Nancy Folbre (2012) have demonstrated for US women.…”

“…In relation to the gender regime, it is important to consider the relevance of care, domestic and sex work for the employment of all women, not only migrants (Boris & Parreñas, 2010;Hoerder et al, 2015;Oso & Ribas-Mateos, 2013). I use concepts developed by the feminist scholars who have defined all these tasks (whether paid or unpaid) as 'reproductive labour' or 'social reproduction'.…”

Introduction : domesticités dans les Suds

“…C'est sur la mondialisation des domesticités, et dans la lignée de cette focale, que porte l'essentiel des travaux produits en sciences sociales depuis deux décennies. Les flux des travailleur•se•s domestiques, notamment des pays dits « du Sud » vers les pays dits « du Nord », suscitent toute l'attention (Drouilleau et al, 2009) : les domesticités sont appréhendées comme un phénomène dont l'histoire et la contemporanéité ont une dimension globale, inscrite dans les migrations nationales et internationales (Moya, 2007 ;Lutz, 2008 ;Hoerder et al, 2015). Leur dimension géopolitique a été mise en évidence : on sait désormais que ces migrations entraînent des flux d'argent importants et sont parfois organisées par les États exportateurs et importateurs, sous forme d'accords qui peuvent impliquer la formation des travailleur•se•s domestique et le ciblage de leur placement (Anderfuhren, 2002 ;Kindler, 2008 ;Debonneville & Killias, 2019…”

Migration and Domestic Work

“…The importance of care, domestic and sex work for the employment of all women through history is widely acknowledged (Hoerder et al, 2015;Schrover & Yeo, 2011). Speaking of the predominance of women in the care workforce, scholars have use the expression 'feminization of care' (Zelizer 2009) and have discussed the social factors behind this bias at length, as for example in Beverly Skeggs's (1997) analysis of the way in which the socialization of British working-class girls led them to seek employment in the care sector, or as Evelyn Nakano-Glenn (2002) and Nancy have demonstrated for US women.…”