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  1. Patterns of precarious employment in a female-dominated sector in five affluent countries
    the case of paid domestic labor sector in five welfare states
    Author: Jokela, Merita
    Published: August 2018
    Publisher:  Luxembourg Income Study (LIS), asbl, Luxembourg

    This is the first quantitative comparative study that examines the relationship between paid domestic labor and precarious employment on the micro-level. Using the Luxembourg Income Study 2013/2014, it shows that across welfare regimes, domestic... more

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    This is the first quantitative comparative study that examines the relationship between paid domestic labor and precarious employment on the micro-level. Using the Luxembourg Income Study 2013/2014, it shows that across welfare regimes, domestic workers have a higher probability of working in precarious employment settings compared to other industries. Furthermore, the overlaps of two or more precarious employment settings are significantly more common in domestic work than among other industries in all countries examined. This is an important finding as it proves the high insecurity of the formal domestic labor industry even in countries with specific regulations regarding domestic work.

     
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    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English
    Media type: Book
    Format: Online
    Other identifier:
    hdl: 10419/203032
    Series: LIS working paper series ; no. 746
    Subjects: care work; comparative research; female employment; paid domestic work; precarious employment
    Scope: 1 Online-Ressource (circa 44 Seiten), Illustrationen