Sexual Harassment and Assault in Domestic Work: An Exploration of Domestic Workers and Union Organizers in Brazil.
The literature has shown that sexual harassment and assault of domestic workers in the workplace is a problem globally. It is widespread in Brazil, where it is closely linked to the country's slave‐owning past. This article uses interviews with domestic workers and union organizers to investigate th...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Latin American & Caribbean Anthropology Vol. 24; no. 2; pp. 388 - 406 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Jul2019
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