Abstract
This article explores the exacerbation of risk and ubiquity of injury within the corporate day labor industry. Far from an exotic outpost of the US economy, this industry is a well-entrenched, multibillion dollar industry that is organically linked to the core of the US -and increasingly global-labor market, supplying "just-in-time," disposable workers to its leading corporations. Referred to in industry rhetoric as "on-demand staffing" and colloquially as the "labor pool" system, the industry exemplifies two of the most fundamental changes in contemporary employment relations: the rise of precarious employment and the increased use of labor market intermediaries.
| Translated title of the contribution | Bad jobs |
|---|---|
| Original language | French |
| Pages (from-to) | 52-70+120-121+123-124 |
| Journal | Actes de la Recherche en Sciences Sociales |
| Issue number | 165 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Dec 2006 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Social Sciences