Sabrina Marchetti (PhD) is an Associate Professor at Ca' Foscari University in Venice, Italy. She specialises on issues of gender, welfare, labour and migration, with a specific focus on the question of migrant domestic work. Amongst her publications: “Black Girls. Migrant Domestic Workers and Colonial Legacies” (Brill, 2014) and “Employers, Agencies and Immigration: Paying for Care” (Ashgate 2015, with Anna Triandafyllidou). For more info see her personal website
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Published in: Migrant FuturesMigrant domestic and care workers: high risk but low protectionDespite the challenges, domestic and care workers are seizing the moment to build power and create a more caring society.
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and SlaveryBeyond ‘maids and madams’: can employers be allies in new policies for domestic workers’ rights?Workers have led significant campaigns the fight for domestic workers rights. But what about employers? How can they...
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and SlaveryDomestic workers speak: a global landscape of voices for labour rights and social recognitionLess than 20 years ago domestic workers began to demand rights and recognition. A new series shows that while...
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and SlaveryRegulating or awareness-raising to avoid severe exploitation? Employers in the migrant domestic sectorPeople who hire domestic workers often neglect their responsibilities as employers. In such cases awareness raising...