Results 41 to 50 of about 19,422 (201)
Theoretical and Conceptual Basis of Precarious Employment
, 2021 The growth of informal employment in the world significantly changes the traditional models of employment on permanent working places, and the number of precarious workers is growing.
O. A., PhD, Nabiev
core +1 more source
Women workers and precarious employment in Shenzhen Special Economic Zone, China
, 2004 In spite of the increase in transnational codes of conduct and legal mobilisation of labour, despotic labour regimes in China are still prevalent. Globalisation and 'race to the bottom' production strategies adopted by transnational corporations militate
Ngai, Pun, Ngai, P.
core +1 more source
Precarious employment and health: A qualitative study in Venezuelan immigrant population in Colombia
Journal of Migration and Health, 2020 Background: Employment and working conditions are considered as an element that impacts on health inequalities, especially among vulnerable groups such as the immigrant population.
Andrés A. Agudelo-Suárez +5 more
doaj +1 more source
Mobility Strategies of Precarious Employees and the Formation of Precarious Habitus [PDF]
Социологический журнал, 2019 This article considers the social mobility trajectories for vulnerable employees involved in precarious employment. The authors define two types of justifying involvement in precarity — forced or voluntary choice.
Irina N. Tartakovskaya +1 more
doaj +1 more source
Looking at the Spread of Precarious Employment Researches: A Literature Review
FenomenaThe globalization of economies has ensured that precarious work is a fast-emerging feature of many contemporary labor markets. Precarious work is essential to study because it impinges on workers' rights, economic stability, and social welfare.
Joko Hadi Purnomo +1 more
doaj +1 more source
Employment precariousness and mental health, understanding a complex reality: a systematic review
International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health, 2020 Precarious employment has expanded during the last decades, but there is no full consensus on its definition, and its impact on mental health is not completely understood.
Mireia Utzet +3 more
doaj +1 more source
Gaceta Sanitaria, 2015 This study examines the psychometric properties of the revised Employment Precariousness Scale (EPRES-2010) in a context of economic crisis and growing unemployment.Data correspond to salaried workers with a contract (n=4,750) from the second Psychosocial Work Environment Survey (Spain, 2010). Analyses included acceptability, scale score distributions,
Vives, Alejandra +4 more
openaire +7 more sources
Does adult education contribute to securing non-precarious employment? : a cross-national comparison
, 2016 Published online 17 April 2015.The objective of this article is to analyse the effect of acquiring a new formal qualification as an adult (measured as an upgrade or a side-step) on the likelihood of being in non-precarious employment.
KILPI-JAKONEN, Elina +3 more
core +1 more source
Archives of Public Health, 2017 Background This study focuses on the health impact of the labour market position, since recent research indicates that exposure to both unemployment and precarious employment causes serious harm to people’s health and well-being.
Karen Van Aerden +2 more
doaj +1 more source
Multiple-job holding is not a type of precarious employment
Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health, 2019 We are writing in regards to the review by Koranyi et al (1) on precarious employment and occupational accidents and injuries. In the review, multiple-job holding was classified as a type of precarious employment.
Stef Bouwhuis +3 more
doaj +1 more source