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




Jokela Merita

PublisherOXFORD UNIV PRESS

Oxford

2019

 Social Politics

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1072-4745

1468-2893

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1093/sp/jxy016

https://academic.oup.com/sp/advance-article/doi/10.1093/sp/jxy016/4993842

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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