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The analysis explores the concept of victim participation as unpaid labor and argues for the necessity of compensating victims.

April 13, 2026Open Access

Should we pay wages for victim participation? Victims’ labour at the International Criminal Court

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The analysis explores the concept of victim participation as unpaid labor and argues for the necessity of compensating victims.
Examined victim engagement at the International Criminal Court in Kenya and Uganda.
Utilized Marxist-feminist theory to analyze victim participation.
Investigated historical context from the Wages for Housework campaign.
Victim participation is often overlooked as labor due to societal biases.
Establishing wages for victim participation could transform perceptions of justice.
Compensation may empower victims and widen the scope of political discussion about labor and justice.

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Abstract Victim participation in criminal justice is usually studied as a legal right, a democratic opportunity, or a restorative justice measure. Drawing on evidence from the International Criminal Court’s victim engagement in Kenya and Uganda, I instead conceptualize victim participation as a form of unpaid labour. Building on Marxist-feminist theory, I argue that we do not usually recognize victims’ labour because of the ‘who’ (victims), the ‘what’ (participation) and the ‘why’ (justice) of victim participation. I then make the case for why we should pay ‘wages for victim participation’, drawing on the Wages for Housework campaign of the 1970s, not only to compensate victims for their labour time but also to open a broader political perspective on life-making, work and justice.

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