Global precarious employment and health inequalities: working conditions, social class, or precariat?

Abstract: Changes in employment conditions since the 1980s have been referred to as precarious employment, and terms like flexible, atypical, temporary, part-time, contract, self-employed, irregular, or non-standard employment have also been used. In this essay I review some of the current critiques...

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Main Author: Carles Muntaner (Author)
Format: Book
Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2016-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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Summary:Abstract: Changes in employment conditions since the 1980s have been referred to as precarious employment, and terms like flexible, atypical, temporary, part-time, contract, self-employed, irregular, or non-standard employment have also been used. In this essay I review some of the current critiques to the precarious employment construct and advance some potential solutions for its use in epidemiology and public health.
Item Description:1678-4464
10.1590/0102-311X00162215