Conference, Linz, Austria, 12-15 September
49th Linz Conference
Date: 12 September 2013 to 15 September 2013
Location: Linz, Austria
Towards a Global History of Domestic Workers and Caregivers
The conference focuses on the global history of domestic workers in private homes, a labour market that over time has included, in addition to physical labour, care for infants, children, and the elderly (“emotional labour”).
The Linz Conference is organized by the International Conference of Labour and Social History (ITH), Austria, in cooperation with
University of Vienna
International Research Center "Work and Human Lifecycle in Global History“, Berlin,
International Institute of Social History, Amsterdam, and
Arbetarrörelsens arkiv och bibliotek, Stockholm