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Letter from Murcia with the envelope and reply from the Consultancy

Date
1957
Archive
County Archive of Baix Llobregat
Document type
Textual
Reference code
ACBL50-19-T2-570697
Link to the online document
Description

This letter, sent from Murcia and received by a consultancy in Catalonia, includes a request for information to work abroad as domestic staff. The annotation “Colocación extranjero” on the envelope reflects a social reality marked by precariousness and the search for opportunities outside Spain. This document is a valuable testimony of female labor migrations during Franco’s regime, especially in sectors such as domestic service. It highlights the vulnerability of many women and their dependence on intermediary networks to access jobs abroad. It is part of the theme of the “beats of Catalan society” and international relations, and shows how female labor mobility was a way of survival and emancipation in a context of restrictions and inequalities.