Abstract
The development of China domestic services sector relies on a gendered labour regime that is also at the basis of the country rapid economic growth. Domestic workers face many obstacles at defending their rights. The state’s Labour Contract Law does not consider them. Besides, market competition and urban mainstream culture place domestic workers in marginal and atomized positions. But their gender identity, as well as their migrant workers’identity, have become useful resources for the establishment of social support relationships. The networks build on this double identity procure them the emotional support they need and contribute to improve their ability.
Highlights
The development of China domestic services sector relies on a gendered labour regime that is at the basis of the country rapid economic growth
(2018) 3:14 society of the ideology and cultural hegemony of gender inequality has resulted in humanity once again producing a gendered labour regime in the service sector
The People’s Republic of China (PRC) (Ministry of Commerce 2015) Domestic Services Industry Development Report states that in 2013, 18 million people were engaged in the domestic services industry, with 600,000 domestic services enterprises (Ministry of Commerce 2015)
Summary
The development of China domestic services sector relies on a gendered labour regime that is at the basis of the country rapid economic growth. Referring to state market paternalism is to underline that all of the above are built on the foundation of a classed gender ideology, i.e., that women’s natural instinct is to look after others, that it is not of value, and that providing laid-off female workers and rural women with training and job opportunities was the best development for them.
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