Insecure Work: Rethinking Precarity through Kenya’s Tea Plantations

Hannah  Elliott

Insecure Work: Rethinking Precarity through Kenya’s Tea Plantations

Department of Management, Society and Communication

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Abstract

Over the last decade, the term ‘precarity’ has become ubiquitous in studies of work and labor, as jobs are increasingly characterized by temporary and insecure contracts; lack of basic welfare provisions such as paid leave; and low pay. The informalization of work has gained pace in a post-Fordist world. And we can expect to see more precarity. The COVID-19 pandemic is pushing employers the world over to think of new ways to reduce labor costs as economies flounder.

Original language	English
Publication date	27 Nov 2020
Place of Publication	Frederiksberg
Publisher	The Business of Society
Publication status	Published - 27 Nov 2020

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