Exploring Domestic Workers' Risk Work During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Author(s)
Siraj, Hiba
Whitman, Samantha A.
Pine, Kathleen H.
Lee, Myeong
Issue Date
2024-03-20
Keyword(s)
Risk Management
Domestic work
COVID-19
Abstract
While many occupations turned to remote work during the COVID-19 pandemic, domestic work by definition requires workers to enter other people’s households, and they often work in close proximity to their employers. With domestic workers proactively handling COVID- 19 risks as part of their already precarious jobs, there is a need for a conceptual understanding of risk management to aid this occupational group during a public health crisis. Our findings emerge from a preliminary qualitative study interviewing occupational groups who adopted risk work practices during the pandemic, providing insight into their risk perceptions and practices. In this paper, we focus on paid domestic workers recruited to investigate how they engaged in situated ‘risk calculations’ to assess different risks present at work. This paper invites an initial discussion on risk practices, communication, and policy to support domestic workers during crises.
Publisher
iSchools
Series/Report Name or Number
iConference 2024 Proceedings
Type of Resource
Other
Language
eng
Handle URL
https://hdl.handle.net/2142/122828
Copyright and License Information
Copyright 2024 is held by Hiba Siraj, Samantha A. Whitman, Kathleen H. Pine, and Myeong Lee. Copyright permissions, when appropriate, must be obtained directly from the authors.
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