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domestic work  

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  • Paid domestic work encompasses a wide array of labor types usually referred to as care work or reproductive labor. Most paid domestic work positions involve housecleaning or child care, possibly cooking, or some combination of the three. [Source: Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity, and Society; Domestic Work]

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