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If you have ever wondered how domestic workers, who are entrusted with the most precious elements of our lives - our families and our homes - could be mistreated and exploited by the very people who rely upon them, this book explores this profound question. In the process, we understand the true urgency of Dr. Parreñas' call to action for employers and institutions to establish dignity and respect for the workers who enable families and economies to thrive.--Ai-jen Poo, author of The Age of Dignity and President of the National Domestic Workers Alliance Based on decades of research, award-winning sociologist Rhacel Salazar Parreñas explains the warped psychology and perfectly legal practices that allow modern-day slavery to persist. Packed with rich and compassionate detail, this brilliant book explains why it will take much more than moral outrage to put an end to human trafficking.--Christine L. Williams, author of Gaslighted and former President of the American Sociological Association Leading expert on human trafficking, Rhacel Salazar Parreñas exposes how employers ignore the moral dilemma of participating in a system of legal indenture, debt bondage, and labor exploitation by embracing an 'employer savior complex.' Drawing on decades of research, The Trafficker Next Door makes the case that we must recognize the fusion of personal, cultural, legal, and structural components of live-in domestic work to eliminate trafficking in our country, neighborhoods, and homes.--Mary Romero, author of The Maid's Daughter and former President of the Sociological Association Rhacel Salazar Parreñas has done it again! The culmination of 20 years of researching global migration, The Trafficker Next Door shows how the hidden abode of domestic labor can so easily slide into forced labor, how workers resist or put up with it, and how employers justify inhumane exploitation. A must read for anyone concerned with labor rights or human rights.--Michael Burawoy, author of Manufacturing Consent: Changes in the Labor Process Under Monopoly Capitalism

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Rhacel Salazar Parreñas is the Doris Stevens Professor in Women’s Studies and professor of sociology and gender and sexuality studies at Princeton University. The award-winning author of three previous books on labor, exploitation, and human trafficking, she lives in Princeton, New Jersey.

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