The invisibility of domestic work analogous to slavery: a case study of the domestic worker rescued in Elísio Medrado/BA, in 2017

Abstract

The present research, in general, wanted to analyze which factors contributed to the invisibility of the situation of the domestic worker in Elísio Medrado/BA, rescued in 2017, after 40 years in a situation analogous to slavery. The method used is the hypothetico-deductive with case study procedure and documentary technique, mostly through the Public Civil Action (ACP) nº 0000942-40.2018.5.05.0421. As a result, it was found that, in the case under study, the slave labor relationship was disguised by the apparent affection between the worker and the employer, since the enslaved worker lived since she was 4 years old with the family that exploited her. In addition, it was concluded that the factors that contributed to the invisibility of the situation are the fact that the worker is confined in the private sphere of the home and the naturalization of the exploitation of the care work of black workers.