Problem
Disadvantages of homeworking employees
Experimental visualization of narrower problems
Other Names:
Economic discrimination against workers at homeSocial disadvantages of home work
Piece work
Outwork
Prejudicial treatment of outworkers
Nature:
Homeworking employees or sub-contractors often experience the conditions of sweated labour including very low payment, long hours (frequently including the night), no paid absences or other benefits, and poor working conditions. In addition, tools, equipment or materials may provide hazards for which there is inadequate protection. Especially for women there is the strain of combining employment and housework in the same place. The circumstances of outwork cannot readily be improved by collective action, as the workers are too dispersed. A great number of homeworkers may find the conditions isolating and depressing. Outwork may be a device to return women to the home, and this will reverse progress made towards equal pay and opportunities for women.
Broader Problems:
Disadvantaged groupsPreferred individual labourExploitation of casual workersPersonal isolation in modern communitiesUnethical practices in the apparel industry Narrower Problems:
Night workUnderpayment for workLack of social contactIrregular working hoursUnpredictable work scheduleBadly laid out work premisesUnprofitable home industriesFrequent schedule disruptions Strategies:
Working from homeLiberating women worker's economicsEnsuring rights of disadvantaged groupsEnsuring rights of disadvantaged groupsImproving advantages of home-working employeesReducing economic discrimination against workers at home Subject(s):
Amenities → HouseholdsEconomics → Economic
Social Activity → Employees
Social Activity → Employment conditions
Social Activity → Work
Social Activity → Workers
Society → Social
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
D: Detailed problems Date of last update
04.10.2020 – 22:48 CEST