Good jobs' and hidden costs: women workers documenting the price of precarious employment

Author(s)
Kidder, Thalia
Raworth, Kate
Editor(s)
Keating, Maree
Publication date
2004-07-01
Subject
Gender
Trade
Keywords
Labour standards
Gender and Development Journal
GaD

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Publisher(s)
Oxfam GB
Routledge
Journal
Gender & Development
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/10546/131552
DOI
10.1080/13552070412331332150
Document type
Journal article
Language
English
Description
This article describes the precarious terms and conditions of employment experienced by millions of women working in global supply chains in the food and garment industries, and describes the main forces leading to that precariousness. It then presents a typology of costs and determinants of precarious employment, in the form of a matrix, which serves as an analytical framework for documenting the hidden costs borne by women workers. Thirdly, the article presents some of the approaches used by Oxfam International and partner organisations to make calculations of those costs, including the challenges encountered. Lastly, the article suggests several ways in which the matrix could be used and some ideas for further research. This article is hosted by our co-publisher Taylor & Francis. For the full table of contents for this and previous issues of this journal, please visit the <a href="http://www.genderanddevelopment.org">Gender and Development</a> website.
Pages
10
ISSN
1355-2074
EISSN
1364-9221
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