 From Workers’ Associations to Communicational Resistance Strategies: The Perspective of Paid Domestic Workers in Lima 
Paid domestic work cannot be thought of without addressing the sexual, racial and international division of labour as well as the power dynamics that materialize in it. Accordingly, and from a microsociological point of view, the aim of this paper is to explore the communication dynamics between domestic workers and their employer and understand how domestic workers can resist the domination and exploitation in their employment relationship. It shows, through the results of an investigation within an association of domestic workers in Peru, that domestic workers use resistance strategies to, on the one hand, reduce the effects of power and domination and make their work more bearable; and, on the other hand, maintain the appearance of submission, which allows them to avoid sanctions and maintain their employment relationship. It also discusses the role of associations of domestic workers in the implementation of these strategies and offers a reflection on the opportunity to rethink the continuum between individual and collective resistance.