International Journal of Comparative Labour Law and Industrial Relations
Volume 34, Issue 3, 2018, Pages 313-344

A pluralistic approach to organizing migrant domestic workers: The case of the Zimbabwe- South Africa global care chain (Article)

Bamu P.*
  • a Women in Informal Employment Globalizing and Organizing (WIEGO), United Kingdom

Abstract

Migrant domestic workers are among some of the most vulnerable workers across the world, because of their position as invisible workers and their precarious status as migrants. This article situates migrant domestic workers in the Zimbabwe-South Africa corridor within the global care chain literature. It recognizes the centrality of worker organization to any efforts to address their situation. Drawing on the experience of worker organizations in South Africa, it argues for a pluralistic approach to worker organizing. This calls for the recognition of plural actors, policy domains, normative regimes, and narratives that shape the global care chain, and the leveraging of worker's plural identities. © 2018 Kluwer Law International BV, The Netherlands.

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ISSN: 0952617X
Cited by: 1
Original Language: English