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Comfortable others: the process of identity niching among private employment agencies, employers and migrant domestic workers
This thesis explores the process of “identity niching” in the domestic work sector by focusing on the role of and demand for the services of private employment agencies (PEAs) that specialise in placements in Cape Town. The thesis focuses on how Zimbabwean migrant domestic workers' (MDWs) identity a...
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Department of Sociology
2025
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