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ISBN 13: 9780801460463
Author: Nicole Constable
Middle-class Chinese women in the global city of Hong Kong have entered the workforce in unprecedented numbers over the past three decades, and the demand for foreign domestic workers has soared. A decade ago some foretold the decline in foreign workers and the influx of mainland workers. But today over 120,000 women from the Philippines, over 90,000 from Indonesia, and thousands more from other parts of South and Southeast Asia serve as maids on two-year contracts in Hong Kong, sending much needed remittances to their families abroad. Nicole Constable tells their story by updating Maid to Order in Hong Kong with a focus on the major changes that have taken place since Hong Kong's reunification with mainland China in 1997, the Asian financial crisis of the late 1990s, and the outbreak of SARS in 2002-2003. Interweaving her analysis with the women's individual stories, she shows how power is expressed in the day-to-day lives of Filipina domestic workers and more-recent Indonesian arrivals.
Foreign and Domestic in Hong Kong
Explores the historical and social contexts that distinguish foreign domestic workers from local labor forces.
Global Themes and Local Patterns
Analyzes the broader global trends influencing labor migration and their specific manifestations in Hong Kong.
Superior Servants
Discusses the perceptions and expectations placed upon foreign domestic workers, particularly Filipinas, as 'superior' servants.
The Trade in Workers
Examines the recruitment processes, employment agencies, and the commodification of migrant labor.
Household Rules and Relations
Investigates the domestic environments, household hierarchies, and interpersonal relationships within employer-employee dynamics.
Disciplined Migrants, Docile Workers
Looks at the mechanisms of control and discipline employed by agencies, employers, and the state.
Resistance and Protest
Highlights the various forms of resistance and activism undertaken by domestic workers to assert their rights.
Docility and Self-Discipline
Explores the internalization of discipline by workers and the complexities of compliance and autonomy.
Pleasure and Power
Analyzes the nuanced expressions of agency, identity, and empowerment among domestic workers.
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