In this paper, I present an ongoing anthropological research applied to sustainable development projects for the promotion of domestic workers’ rights in Ethiopia and Tanzania. This research addresses internal gender migration dynamics, with a specific focus on domestic work, using a comparative approach. Domestic workers are active agents in complex social contexts. Giving space to their voices, this work examines the complexity of motives that bring girls to move to perform domestic work, as well as their expectations and ambitions. The aim is to bring a valuable overview of domestic workers experiences, while acknowledging both the gendered context specific and the structural constraints that they face. The ultimate goal is to identify solutions that might benefit domestic workers in the first place.
Anthropological research applied to sustainable development projects. The case of domestic workers in Ethiopia and Tanzania
Silvia Cirillo
2020
Abstract
In this paper, I present an ongoing anthropological research applied to sustainable development projects for the promotion of domestic workers’ rights in Ethiopia and Tanzania. This research addresses internal gender migration dynamics, with a specific focus on domestic work, using a comparative approach. Domestic workers are active agents in complex social contexts. Giving space to their voices, this work examines the complexity of motives that bring girls to move to perform domestic work, as well as their expectations and ambitions. The aim is to bring a valuable overview of domestic workers experiences, while acknowledging both the gendered context specific and the structural constraints that they face. The ultimate goal is to identify solutions that might benefit domestic workers in the first place.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
