First to Work; Last to Sleep Central Policy Debates
At the age of seven, Sonu Danuwar Chaudhary began her career as a domestic worker in Nepal’s southern Jhapa region to pay off the debt of her father’s 13-day death ritual. It took her three years to cover these costs, yet her first employer insisted that she continue to work full-time. She recollect...
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| Published in | Domestic Workers of the World Unite p. 100 |
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| Format | Book Chapter |
| Language | English |
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United States
NYU Press
25.07.2017
New York University Press |
| Online Access | Get full text |
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| Summary: | At the age of seven, Sonu Danuwar Chaudhary began her career as a domestic worker in Nepal’s southern Jhapa region to pay off the debt of her father’s 13-day death ritual. It took her three years to cover these costs, yet her first employer insisted that she continue to work full-time. She recollected, “After my father died … I ran away from that house and never stepped there ever again. Then I came to Kathmandu.” At age 12, Sonu sought better employment, leaving her own family behind. As the middle child in a caste ascribed to live-in domestic work, she |
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| ISBN: | 9781479848676 1479848670 |
| DOI: | 10.2307/j.ctt1ggjjk2.8 |