Caring is resisting: Lessons from domestic workers' mobilizations during COVID-19 in Latin America

IF 3.9 1区 社会学 Q2 MANAGEMENT Gender Work and Organization Pub Date : 2023-11-08 DOI:10.1111/gwao.13085
Louisa Acciari
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Domestic workers were one of the most negatively affected groups by COVID-19 in Latin America, yet they have also been resisting and mobilizing in impressive and innovative ways. This article shows that domestic workers' organizations were able to adapt to an extremely adverse context in order to protect their members and defend their rights. Furthermore, their mobilizations provide an alternative vision of society grounded on love and solidarity and offer concrete ways forward to “build back better.” Indeed, their core campaign, “Care for those who care for you”, demands the recognition of care work as real work and fair treatment for those who provide this care. Based on an analysis of this campaign, I have identified 3 repertoires of care-resistance: the promotion of self-care and well-being, concrete practices of solidarity through the distribution of humanitarian aid, and legal mobilizations for the recognition of care as a fundamental right. I argue that these forms of action contribute to feminist ethics and theories of care and that putting forward the right to care and be cared for in times of crisis is an act of resistance.

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关爱就是抵抗:拉丁美洲 COVID-19 期间家政工人动员的经验教训
在拉丁美洲,家庭佣工是受 COVID-19 负面影响最大的群体之一,但他们也以令人印象深刻的创新方式进行抵抗和动员。这篇文章表明,家庭佣工组织能够适应极端不利的环境,以保护其成员并捍卫他们的权利。此外,他们的动员提供了一种基于爱和团结的另类社会愿景,并为 "重建得更好 "提供了具体的前进方向。事实上,他们的核心运动 "关爱那些关爱你的人 "要求承认关爱工作是真正的工作,并公平对待那些提供关爱的人。根据对这一运动的分析,我确定了抵制护理的三种形式:促进自我护理和福祉、通过分发人道主义援助进行团结的具体实践,以及为承认护理是一项基本权利进行法律动员。我认为,这些行动形式有助于女权主义伦理和关爱理论的发展,在危机时期提出关爱和被关爱的权利是一种抵抗行为。
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期刊介绍: Gender, Work & Organization is a bimonthly peer-reviewed academic journal. The journal was established in 1994 and is published by John Wiley & Sons. It covers research on the role of gender on the workfloor. In addition to the regular issues, the journal publishes several special issues per year and has new section, Feminist Frontiers,dedicated to contemporary conversations and topics in feminism.
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