{"product_id":"my-body-was-the-contract-josy-k-9781066627608","title":"My Body Was the Contract: What Sponsorship Really Costs Migrant Workers","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is not a story of misfortune.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a record.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eMy Body Was the Contract\u003c\/em\u003e, Josy K. delivers a powerful and unflinching account of what happens when labour systems rely on silence, compliance, and the quiet endurance of migrant workers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe arrived through the correct doors, legally sponsored, qualified, and ready to work. She believed that following the rules would lead to safety. Instead, she entered a system where permission became control, where labour was taken without protection, and where injury was met not with accountability, but with erasure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat begins as a journey of migration and hope slowly reveals something far more disturbing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA workplace where safety is promised but not provided\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA body pushed beyond its limits without proper support\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn injury dismissed, delayed, and later denied\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA system that reshapes the truth to protect itself\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen her spine is irreversibly damaged while carrying out essential care work, the consequences reach far beyond physical pain. They reshape her family, her identity, and her future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is more than a memoir.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is evidence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvidence that legality does not guarantee justice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvidence that compliance does not ensure protection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvidence that migrant labour is often sustained by vulnerability rather than fairness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten with clarity, honesty, and emotional depth, this book gives voice to a reality many live, but few are able to name.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor readers of social justice, labour rights, and migration, \u003cem\u003eMy Body Was the Contract\u003c\/em\u003e is not just a story to be read.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is a truth that stays with you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Josy K\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1066627606\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781066627608\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Josy K. Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/06\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 148\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.97lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.56d","brand":"Josy K","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":49084188852479,"sku":"9781066627608","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/my-body-was-the-contract-josy-k-9781066627608","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}