{"product_id":"dust-and-dignity-erynn-masi-de-casanova-9781501739460","title":"Dust and Dignity: Domestic Employment in Contemporary Ecuador","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat makes domestic work a bad job, even after efforts to formalize and improve working conditions? Erynn Masi de Casanova's case study, based partly on collaborative research conducted with Ecuador's pioneer domestic workers' organization, examines three reasons for persistent exploitation. First, the tasks of social reproduction are devalued. Second, informal work arrangements escape regulation. And third, unequal class relations are built into this type of employment. Accessible to advocates and policymakers as well as academics, this book provides both theoretical discussions about domestic work and concrete ideas for improving women's lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on workers' stories of\u003ci\u003e lucha, trabajo, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003esacrificio\u003c\/i\u003e--struggle, work, and sacrifice--\u003ci\u003eDust and Dignity\u003c\/i\u003e offers a new take on an old occupation. From the intimate experience of being a body out of place in an employer's home, to the common work histories of Ecuadorian women in different cities, to the possibilities for radical collective action at the national level, Casanova shows how and why women do this stigmatized and precarious work and how they resist exploitation in the search for dignified employment. From these searing stories of workers' lives, \u003ci\u003eDust and Dignity\u003c\/i\u003e identifies patterns in domestic workers' experiences that will be helpful in understanding the situation of workers elsewhere and offers possible solutions for promoting and ensuring workers' rights that have relevance far beyond Ecuador.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Erynn Masi de Casanova\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1501739468\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781501739460\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e ILR Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/15\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.64lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.44d","brand":"Erynn Masi de Casanova","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44124253192447,"sku":"9781501739460","price":30.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_70ab068d-bb84-436d-8879-a76d9a772cd0.jpg?v=1687435657","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/dust-and-dignity-erynn-masi-de-casanova-9781501739460","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}