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The Impact of Industrialization on Paid Domestic Work: The Case of France

François-Xavier Devetter

Université de Lille 1, FRANCE, devetter{at}telecom-lille1.eu

Sandrine Rousseau

Université de Lille 1, FRANCE

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.

Key Words: dirty jobs • France • industrialization • paid domestic services

European Journal of Industrial Relations, Vol. 15, No. 3, 297-316 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/0959680109339414
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