TY - BOOK AU - Blofield,Merike ED - Project Muse. TI - Care work and class: domestic workers' struggle for equal rights in Latin America SN - 9780271053912 AV - HD8039.D52 B56 2012 U1 - 331.7/6164098 23 PY - 2012/// CY - University Park, Pa. PB - Pennsylvania State University Press KW - Labor movement KW - Latin America KW - History KW - 21st century KW - Industrial relations KW - Equality KW - Social classes KW - Household employees KW - Social conditions KW - Electronic books. KW - local N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Preface and acknowledgments -- List of acronyms -- Introduction -- Domestic workers in Latin America today -- Overcoming elite resistance -- Working in chronic informality -- Bolivia and Costa Rica : social mobilization and reform from the bottom up -- Uruguay and Chile : basic universalism versus top-down incrementalism -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Index N2 - "Examines the movement for labor reform among domestic workers in Latin America. Explores how domestic workers' mobilization, strategic alliances, and political windows of opportunity can lead to improved rights"--Provided by publisher UR - https://muse.jhu.edu/books/9780271053912/ ER -