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- Child Domestic Workers in Zimbabwe
- Book
- 2007
- Published by: Weaver Press
summary
In the context of AIDS and a declining economy, one strategy for children to ensure their own livelihood is to engage in domestic employment. Here, Michael Bourdillon presents the findings of research based on interviews and discussions with child domestic workers in Zimbabwe. It looks at the circumstances that pushed them into employment, the hardships and humiliations they face therein, as well as the benefits they derive, including, in some cases, education. Most children wanted improvements in their living and working conditions. They did not want to be stopped from working, perceiving that this would worsen their already harsh lives. While child domestic wok is problematic, and often lays children open to various types of abuse, it can also offer critical support and patronage to very disadvantaged children.
Table of Contents
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- Acknowledgments
- pp. v-7
- Table of Contents
- pp. vii-viii
- 1. Introduction
- pp. 1-16
- 3. Reasons for Seeking Employment
- pp. 35-48
- 4. Finding a Job
- pp. 49-52
- 5. Employing Child Domestic Workers
- pp. 53-62
- 6. Conditions of Work
- pp. 63-77
- 7. Living Conditions
- pp. 79-83
- 9. Clubs for Child Domestic Workers
- pp. 91-93
- 10. Conclusion
- pp. 95-97
- Appendix 1: Tables
- pp. 99-111
Additional Information
ISBN
9781779221353
Related ISBN(s)
9781779220448
MARC Record
OCLC
646835886
Pages
128
Launched on MUSE
2013-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No