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Patterns of Precarious Employment in a Female-Dominated Sector in Five Welfare States—The Case of Paid Domestic Labor Sector




AuthorsJokela Merita

PublisherOXFORD UNIV PRESS

Publishing placeOxford

Publication year2019

JournalSocial Politics

Volume26

Issue1

First page 30

Last page58

Number of pages29

ISSN1072-4745

eISSN1468-2893

DOIhttps://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 addresshttps://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/31096967


Abstract

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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