Female Immigrant Workers and the Law: Limits and Opportunities

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Linda Ontiveros
Keyword(s):  
Immigrant Workers ◽  
Female Immigrant ◽  
The Law

‘Who were you crying for?’: Empathy, fantasy and the framing of the perpetrator in Nina Bunjevac’s Bezimena

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 373-386
Author(s):  
Dragoş Manea ◽  
Mihaela Precup
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Sexual Assault ◽  
Fairy Tale ◽  
The Body ◽  
Immigrant Workers ◽  
Female Immigrant ◽  
Graphic Narratives ◽  
Nuanced Understanding ◽  
Final Question

Serbian-Canadian cartoonist Nina Bunjevac’s third book, Bezimena (2019), embeds child sexual abuse and murder in an improbable geography where myth and fairy tale work together to create an otherworldly atmosphere, by turns mesmerizing and horrifying. Bunjevac’s previous work (Heartless [2012] and Fatherland [2014]) testifies to her continued commitment to exploring issues that are relevant to the feminist project, such as domestic violence, abortion, sexual assault and discrimination against female immigrant workers. In this article, we are particularly interested in exploring the manner in which Bezimena frames the figure of the perpetrator, as the context of the final question of the book – ‘who were you crying for?’ – repositions the entire ethical premise of the narrative by suggesting that responsibility for perpetration may lie both within and without the body and consciousness of the perpetrator himself. In conversation with scholars who attempt to expand the narrow category of ‘perpetrator’, such as Michael Rothberg or Scott Strauss, we explore how graphic narratives can contribute to a more nuanced understanding of perpetration, particularly in the case of sexual assault, and analyse Bezimena’s innovative approach to the representation of perpetration, as the book’s depiction of perpetrators and accomplices is mixed with elements of fantasy and mythology.

Akar budaya Emansipasi Pekerja imigran wanita Madura; Kajian Terhadap Praktik Waris Adat Madura

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
Muhammad Hipni ◽  
Muh. Karim
Keyword(s):  
Family Life ◽  
Strong Relationship ◽  
Active Role ◽  
Immigrant Workers ◽  
Female Community ◽  
Family Economy ◽  
Female Immigrant ◽  
Inheritance System ◽  
Relationship Model ◽  
The Relationship

Abstrak:Pada masyarakat Madura terdapat lokal wisdom yang menjadikan masyarakat  wanitanya mempunyai semangat emansipasi yang tinggi. Bahkan dalam situasi tertentu dia menjadi leader dalam kehidupan keluarga, yang tentunya terdapat anggota keluarga yang laki-laki. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode penelitian kualitatif untuk menemukan memahami model relasi antara penerapan waris adat  Madura dengan emansipasi pada pekerja imigran wanita Pamekasan Madura. Penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa terdapat relasi yang kuat antara semangat emansipasi pada pekerja imigran wanita Madura dengan sistem waris adat yang diterapkannya. Persamaan hak dalam penerapan waris adat Madura melahirkan persamaan kewajiban untuk berperan aktif dalam keberlangsungan kehidupan keluarga, termasuk di dalamnya usaha pemenuhan perekonomian keluarga. Kata kunci: Emansipasi, Imigran, Waris Abstract:In the Madurese community there is local wisdom which makes the female community have a high spirit of emancipation. Even in certain situations he became a leader in family life, which of course there are male family members. This study uses qualitative research methods to find understanding the relationship model between the application of Madura adat inheritance and emancipation in Pamekasan Madura female immigrant workers. This research shows that there is a strong relationship between the spirit of emancipation in Madurese female immigrant workers and the customary inheritance system that it applies. Equality of rights in the application of Madurese custom inheritance gives birth to an equal obligation to play an active role in the survival of family life, including efforts to fulfill the family economy. Keywords: Emancipation, Immigrants, Inheritance.

scholarly journals Freedom, Precariousness, and the Law: Freed Persons Contracting out their Labour in Nineteenth-Century Brazil

2009 ◽  
Vol 54 (3) ◽  
pp. 391-416 ◽  
Author(s):  
Henrique Espada Lima
Keyword(s):  
Nineteenth Century ◽  
Immigrant Workers ◽  
Contracting Out ◽  
Labour Contracts ◽  
The Law ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
The Relationship

SummaryThis essay discusses the relationship between Brazilian labour laws and the labour arrangements entered into by former slaves (libertos – freed persons) in Brazil during the nineteenth century. It discusses firstly how the definition of “contract” was important in guiding the labour laws on Brazilian national and immigrant workers, as well as on former slaves. By analysing a sample of labour contracts entered into by freed persons and recorded in the archives of notaries in the southern Brazilian city of Desterro (now Florianópolis) between the 1840s and 1887, this essay discusses too the conflicted meanings of “freedom of labour” to freed persons and their employers. It attempts further to show how efforts to deal with precariousness were central to the strategies of freed persons and the negotiations underlying those contracts. Finally, this essay aims to understand the possible reasons for the disappearance of the contracts from notarial records after the end of slavery.

Doubly disadvantaged? Gender, informal job search, and labor market outcomes among South Korea’s immigrant workers

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harris Hyun-Soo Kim
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
Job Search ◽  
Empirical Support ◽  
Immigrant Workers ◽  
Personal Contact ◽  
Market Outcomes ◽  
Female Immigrant ◽  
Bonding And Bridging ◽  
Nationally Representative ◽  
Market Consequences

Abstract This research investigates the gendered labor market consequences of immigrant social networks. Based on a nationally representative sample and using alternative analytic strategies, the present study investigates how and the extent to which informal job search, that is, finding a job through a personal contact, is associated with the earnings outcome for male and female immigrant workers in South Korea. Unlike most previous studies, it distinguishes between job contact sources: bonding and bridging. Contrary to the notion that immigrant women are ‘doubly disadvantaged’ in the labor market, findings indicate that informal job search yields lower monthly income for male workers only. In addition, significant evidence suggests that for the male subsample, securing a job through a bonding (co-ethnic) tie results in an earnings penalty. Negative income returns on using a bridging (inter-ethnic) tie, on the other hand, receive conditional empirical support.

Ethical Challenges: Less About Moral Wrongdoing and More About Communication Breakdown

2015 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 72-84 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paula Leslie ◽  
Mary Casper
Keyword(s):  
Ethical Challenges ◽  
Speech Language Pathology ◽  
Thickened Liquids ◽  
Communication Breakdown ◽  
Professional Duty ◽  
Language Pathology ◽  
The Law ◽  
Personal Case

“My patient refuses thickened liquids, should I discharge them from my caseload?” A version of this question appears at least weekly on the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association's Community pages. People talk of respecting the patient's right to be non-compliant with speech-language pathology recommendations. We challenge use of the word “respect” and calling a patient “non-compliant” in the same sentence: does use of the latter term preclude the former? In this article we will share our reflections on why we are interested in these so called “ethical challenges” from a personal case level to what our professional duty requires of us. Our proposal is that the problems that we encounter are less to do with ethical or moral puzzles and usually due to inadequate communication. We will outline resources that clinicians may use to support their work from what seems to be a straightforward case to those that are mired in complexity. And we will tackle fears and facts regarding litigation and the law.

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