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Resources
Discussion paper
Bodin, Theo & Çağlayan, Çiğdem & Garde, Anne & Gnesi, Marco & Jonsson, Johanna & Kiran, Sibel & Kreshpaj, Bertina & Leinonen, Taina & Mehlum, Ingrid & Nena, Evangelia & Orellana, Cecilia & Peckham, Trevor & Seixas, Noah & Vanroelen, Christophe & Julià, Mireia. (2019). Precarious employment in occupational health – an OMEGA-NET working group position paper. Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health. 46. 10.5271/sjweh.3860.
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Review
Kreshpaj B, Orellana C, Burström B, Davis L, Hemmingsson T, Johansson G, Kjellberg K, Jonsson J, Wegman DH, Bodin T. What is precarious employment? A systematic review of definitions and operationalizations from quantitative and qualitative studies. Scand J Work Environ Health. 2020 May 1;46(3):235-247. doi: 10.5271/sjweh.3875. Epub 2020 Jan 5. PMID: 31901944.
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Video
OMEGA-Net Cost Action “Fostering safe and healthy work environments” (Video 2)
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Research Needs
- Causes and consequences
- Standardization of data reporting in different settings to increase comparability
- More longitudinal studies that include exposure assessment, mechanisms and mediator studies
- Studies on other outcomes such as CVD and biomarkers of stress
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Key Messages from OMEGA-NET Researchers
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We need to understand much better what precarious employment is, how it is defined, and which workers are in jobs that we call precarious jobs
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We need more research to understand what drives these adverse effects of precarious employment, what is actually happening, and how can we counteract the negative consequences of precarious employment
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Precarious employment is rapidly increasing in many countries in the world, and it needs to be a top priority in research, also for policy makers
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