Cleaning and Care Worker Cooperatives in NYC: Empowerment Through Collectivization of Labor

Komposch, Nora (2020). Cleaning and Care Worker Cooperatives in NYC: Empowerment Through Collectivization of Labor. Metropolitics

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Worker cooperatives have been shown to reduce precariousness and economic exclusion of marginalized groups. However, while much is known about the worker cooperatives’ economic impact on workers’ lives, other social effects, such as the empowerment of individuals in their everyday lives, remain less explored. This article contributes to filling this gap by examining the empowerment process of migrant women in their everyday lives after joining a cleaning or care worker cooperative in New York City.

Item Type:	Journal Article (Original Article)
Division/Institute:	08 Faculty of Science > Institute of Geography > Human Geography > Unit Cultural Geography 08 Faculty of Science > Institute of Geography > Human Geography 08 Faculty of Science > Institute of Geography
Graduate School:	Graduate School Gender Studies
UniBE Contributor:	Komposch, Nora Helen
Subjects:	900 History > 910 Geography & travel
Language:	English
Submitter:	Nora Helen Komposch
Date Deposited:	27 Jan 2021 08:08
Last Modified:	05 Dec 2022 15:42
URI:	https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/149513