A typology of precarious employment for Chile: precariousness as a cross-class phenomenon
This article presents a proposal for defining and measuring precarious employment. We begin by relating this phenomenon to the changing faces of work and social class. We then expound a methodology that combines the techniques of correspondence analysis and k-means clustering to produce a typology of nine groups of precarious employment. This reveals such employment to be a multidimensional phenomenon combining aspects of stability, insecurity, income, working conditions and working hours. The results point to a phenomenon that is not tied to any one class or position in the labour market or to any one dimension or indicator but is rather a multidimensional process that cuts across class divides and pervades different positions and situations throughout the Chilean employment structure.
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| Format: | Texto biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
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2019-12-19
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| Subjects: | EMPLEO, CONDICIONES DE TRABAJO, POLITICA DE EMPLEO, CONTRATOS DE TRABAJO, HORAS DE TRABAJO, MEDICION, CLASES SOCIALES, EMPLOYMENT, WORKING CONDITIONS, EMPLOYMENT POLICY, LABOUR CONTRACTS, HOURS OF WORK, MEASUREMENT, SOCIAL CLASSES, |
| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/11362/45411 |
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