EADI COVID-19 Dialogue: Domestic Workers' Activism during the Pandemic Crisis in Latin America
Channel: EADI
Date: 2020-10-29

Latin American domestic workers, a sector mostly comprised of precarious, informal and racialized women, were particularly impacted by the Covid-19 crisis which translated into a massive loss of jobs and revenues, high exposure to risks of contamination and increased rights' violations at the workplace. This presentation discusses how domestic workers have been organising and resisting against this social, economic and health crisis while facing a drastic lack of state support.

It shows that domestic workers' unions have undertaken remarkable actions to support their members, and can be considered a leading example of resilience and human solidarity in times of crisis.

Louisa Acciari holds a Master in Comparative Politics (Sciences Po Paris) and a PhD in Gender Studies (LSE). She spent 2 years working as a post-doctoral researcher at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro before joining the UCL Centre for Gender and Disaster in August 2020.

UCL Centre for Gender and Disaster:
https://www.ucl.ac.uk/risk-disaster-reduction/research/centre-gender-and-disaster



In the EADI Virtual Dialogue Series on COVID-19: National and local coping strategies following the Covid-19 pandemic, speakers from around the world will explore the variety of responses to the pandemic from a multidisciplinary perspective and offer insights into the local realities and lived experiences in different regions.

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