Resumo:
This monograph has the general objective of analyzing the role of affection in the
invisibility of domestic work analogous to slavery. It is based on the hypotheses that
the discourse that domestic workers are “as if they were part of the family”
contributes to the naturalization and concealment of conditions analogous to slavery
in which many of these workers find themselves. To this end, we seek to investigate
the socioeconomic context of domestic work in Brazil after the formal abolition of
slavery in 1888, as well as analyze data on the profile of Brazilian domestic workers
and on work analogous to slavery in Brazil. Next, we analyze how affection
contributes to the invisibility of precarious domestic work based on a literature review,
as well as an analysis of cases of workers rescued from situations similar to slavery
reported by the media. Finally, we intend to investigate the role of affect in the
evolution of the legal regulation of domestic work in Brazil, as well as address the
influence of affect on Labor Court decisions.
