“We work by the second !” Piecework remuneration and occupational health and safety from an ethnicity- and gender-sensitive perspective
Few qualitative studies have described the mechanisms by which piecework influences health. We present the results of 25 interviews conducted between 2004 and 2006 in a large garment factory in Montreal. We describe the workforce, made up in large part of women and immigrants, the requirements and c...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Institut de Recherche Robert-Sauvé en Santé et en Sécurité du Travail (IRSST)
2008-05-01
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Series: | Perspectives Interdisciplinaires sur le Travail et la Santé |
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Online Access: | http://journals.openedition.org/pistes/2193 |