Child domestic workers in Zimbabwe / by Michael Bourdillon with Tinashe Pfigu ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bourdillon, M. F. C.

Contributor:

Pfigu, Tinashe.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Child labor--Zimbabwe.

Child labor.

Household employees--Zimbabwe.

Household employees.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (130 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Avondale, Harare : Weaver Press, 2006.

Language Note:

English

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 tha

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Acknowledgements; Table of Contents; Foreword; 1 - Introduction; 2 - Forms of Engagement in Domestic Work; 3 - Reasons for Seeking Employment; 4 - Finding a Job; 5 - Employing Child Domestic Workers; 6 - Conditions of Work; 7 - Living Conditions; 8 - Abuse; 9 - Clubs for Child Domestic Workers; 10 - Conclusion; Appendix 1 - Tables; Appendix 2 - Guidelines for employers of child domestic workers; Back Cover

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-282-86903-5

9786612869037

1-77922-135-5

1-77922-134-7

1-77922-091-X

OCLC:

830166188