The impact of industrialization on paid domestic work: the case of France
Devetter, François-Xavier ; Rousseau, Sandrine
European Journal of Industrial Relations
2009
15
3
September
297-316
domestic work ; industrialization ; service sector ; working conditions
Service sector
English
Bibliogr.
"Domestic services, and notably house-cleaning, are a growing sector of employment in many European countries. There has also been a shift from individualized ‘master-servant' relations to the mediation of service companies. Does this improve the status and conditions of employees? Drawing on experience in France, this article compares the quality of employment under the two systems."
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