A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal
Patterns of Precarious Employment in a Female-Dominated Sector in Five Welfare States—The Case of Paid Domestic Labor Sector
Authors: Jokela Merita
Publisher: OXFORD UNIV PRESS
Publishing place: Oxford
Publication year: 2019
Journal: Social Politics
Volume: 26
Issue: 1
First page : 30
Last page: 58
Number of pages: 29
ISSN: 1072-4745
eISSN: 1468-2893
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/sp/jxy016
Web address : https://academic.oup.com/sp/advance-article/doi/10.1093/sp/jxy016/4993842
Self-archived copy’s web address: https://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/31096967
This is the first quantitative comparative study that examines the relationship between paid domestic labor and precarious employment on the microlevel. 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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