COVID-19 and Precarious Employment: Consequences of the Evolving Crisis.
Int J Health Serv
; 51(2): 226-228, 2021 04.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-33430684
ABSTRACT
The world of work is facing an ongoing pandemic and an economic downturn with severe effects worldwide. Workers trapped in precarious employment (PE), both formal and informal, are among those most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Here we call attention to at least 5 critical ways that the consequences of the crisis among workers in PE will be felt globally (a) PE will increase, (b) workers in PE will become more precarious, (c) workers in PE will face unemployment without being officially laid off, (d) workers in PE will be exposed to serious stressors and dramatic life changes that may lead to a rise in diseases of despair, and (e) PE might be a factor in deterring the control of or in generating new COVID-19 outbreaks. We conclude that what we really need is a new social contract, where the work of all workers is recognized and protected with adequate job contracts, employment security, and social protection in a new economy, both during and after the COVID-19 crisis.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Employment
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SARS-CoV-2
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COVID-19
Aspects:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
America do norte
Language:
En
Journal:
Int J Health Serv
Year:
2021
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Sweden