Essays about: "precarious labour"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 19 essays containing the words precarious labour.

1. 1. Impact of a Precarious Employment Situation on Short-term Fertility Intentions: A Comparative Study of Migrants and Natives in Sweden

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

   Author : Mimmi Lounela; [2023]
   Keywords : precarious employment; unemployment; short-term fertility intentions; migrants; Swedish-born;

   Abstract : Over the past decades, the world has witnessed significant social and demographic changes, including a declining fertility rate in Europe, a decrease in job security and flexibilisation of the labour market, and an increasing flow of migrants to the Global North. Especially migrants have been affected by precarious work arrangements. READ MORE

3. 2. Empowering or burdening women? Assessing precariousness of vocationally trained women in Nepal

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialhögskolan

   Author : Raj Kharel; [2021]
   Keywords : Closure; Precariousness; Exclusion; Postcolonial Feminism; Gender-stereotyped occupations; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Amidst the paradox concerning the role of gender-stereotyped vocational training programmes in empowering women, this research makes a qualitative study of the training and post-training experiences of women graduating from two so-called women friendly vocational training programs – tailoring and beautician. 12 beauticians and 7 tailors have contributed as interview participants in this research, and the data thus gathered have been analysed from theoretical perspectives of Closure Theory, Precariousness and Postcolonial Feminist Theory. READ MORE

4. 3. Young voices from a precarious Japan : A qualitative study on young educated women’s experiences of their life situations and perception of the future in Japan

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudier

   Author : Lipikar Narayaem Lindman; [2021]
   Keywords : young women; precariousness; vulnerability; Japan; critical discursive psychology; interpretative repertoires; subject positions; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Recent generations of Japanese youth face a diminished and precarious labour market and are pushed to the anxious margins of the society. Many are feeling less secure about the future and this precarisation is disproportionately affecting women. READ MORE

5. 4. Precarious working conditions in gig organisations: saving money or losing value? : A qualitative study of food deliverers in Sweden

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Företagsekonomi; Linköpings universitet/Filosofiska fakulteten

   Author : Daria Revina; Camilo Lopes Bringel Netto; [2021]
   Keywords : Gig economy; labour relations; precarity; Bourdieu capital; organisation of work;

   Abstract : Background: Considering the growing popularity of gig organisations and the socioeconomic situation enabling precarity in this type of firms, there is the need to investigate potential gains and losses of this type of work contract from the organisational side.  Aim: The aim is to understand the benefits and losses platform organisations may face by offering precarious work conditions. READ MORE

6. 5. Implications of COVID-19 Lockdowns on Household Hunger and Food Insecurity in South Africa's Formal and Informal Sector: Evidence from Recent Survey Data

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Laura Ionut; [2021]
   Keywords : Keywords: Formal Informal sector; Hunger; Food insecurity; COVID-19 lockdown; South Africa; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : During the strict COVID-19 lockdowns imposed by many countries around the world, most of the vital economic activities were stopped, causing severe socio-economic disruptions worldwide. Likewise, South Africa went into a strict lockdown on the 27th of March, triggering massive loss of earnings and jobs for numerous workers. READ MORE