Domestic Work

In this week's episode, Emma tells Eva about the history of domestic work, and the patterns of colonialism and racism that still permeate this area of employment. Plus, a rundown of some major successes in domestic worker collective organizing that have resulted in better wages, better working conditions, and more rights for these workers. Cover image: Colonial Dining by William Henry Jackson, 1895 Show notes: Modigliani, Kathy. “BUT WHO WILL TAKE CARE OF THE CHILDREN? CHILDCARE, WOMEN, AND DEVALUED LABOR.” The Journal of Education, vol. 168, no. 3, Trustees of Boston University, 1986, pp. 46–69, http://www.jstor.org/stable/42741755. MATHER, CELIA. “Domestic Workers: Their Time Now.” International Union Rights, vol. 17, no. 4, International Centre for Trade Union Rights, 2010, pp. 17–19, http://www.jstor.org/stable/41937560. Parreñas, Rhacel Salazar. “The Indenture of Migrant Domestic Workers.” Women’s Studies Quarterly, vol. 45, no. 1/2, The Feminist Press at the City University of New York, 2017, pp. 113–27, http://www.jstor.org/stable/44474112. Nanny Knows Best: The History of the British Nanny, Katherine Holden, History Press, 2013 https://www.domesticworkers.org/about-domestic-work/domestic-worker-history/ https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2007/03/hellraiser-juana-nicolas/ https://canadianlabour.ca/canadas-unions-call-for-recognition-of-the-importance-of-domestic-workers/ https://www.ilo.org/dyn/normlex/en/f?p=NORMLEXPUB:12100:0::NO::P12100_ILO_CODE:C189 https://www.ryerson.ca/socialjustice/social-justice-week/2020/10/united-for-domestic-workers-rights/ https://www.cbc.ca/archives/entry/daycare-during-wartime https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2009-09-06-0909050150-story.html https://www.cbc.ca/radio/ideas/legal-scholar-fights-to-protect-domestic-workers-from-exploitative-conditions-1.5893958 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/advocates-call-for-changes-to-ottawa-s-nanny-program-1.527167 https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/campaigns/foreign-worker-rights.html https://www.vox.com/2018/4/26/17275708/housekeepers-nannies-sexual-harassment-laws https://fee.org/articles/unionizing-nanny/ https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/20/obituaries/dorothy-bolden-overlooked.html https://ca.talent.com/salary?job=nanny