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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Yeung, Bernice
Titre(s) : In a day's work [Texte imprimé] : the fight to end sexual violence against America's most vulnerable workers / Bernice Yeung
Publication : New York, NY : The New press, 2018
Description matérielle : 225 pages ; 22 cm
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-214) and index
Apple orchards in bucolic Washington State. Office parks in Southern California under
cover of night. The home of an elderly man in Miami. These are some of the workplaces
where female workers have suffered brutal sexual assault and shocking harassment at
the hands of their employers, often with little or no official recourse. In this harrowing
yet often inspiring tale, investigative journalist Bernice Yeung exposes the epidemic
of sexual violence levied against women farmworkers, domestic workers, and janitorial
workers and charts their quest for justice in the workplace. Yeung takes readers on
a journey across the country, introducing us to women who came to America to escape
grinding poverty only to encounter sexual violence in the United States. In a Day's
Work exposes the underbelly of economies filled with employers who take advantage
of immigrant women's need to earn a basic living. When these women find the courage
to speak up, Yeung reveals, they are too often met by apathetic bosses and underresourced
government agencies. But In a Day's Work also tells a story of resistance, introducing
a group of courageous allies who challenge dangerous and discriminatory workplace
conditions alongside aggrieved workers -- and win. Moving and inspiring, this book
will change our understanding of the lives of immigrant women. -- Provided by publisher
Autre(s) forme(s) du titre :
- Autre forme du titre : Fight to end sexual violence against America's most vulnerable
workers
Sujet(s) : Harcèlement -- États-Unis
Travailleuses étrangères -- Violence envers -- États-Unis
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9781620973158. - ISBN 1620973154
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb45528509v
Notice n° :
FRBNF45528509
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : Introduction: the weight of silence ; Finding the most invisible cases ; The open
secret ; Behind closed doors and without a safety net ; When only the police and
the prosecutor believe you ; All that we already know ; The ways forward ; ¡Sí
se pudo! Yes we did! ; Epilogue: "I survived."