Varieties of precarity : melting labour and the failure to protect workers in the Korean welfare state / Sophia Seung-yoon Lee.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Yi, Sŭng-yun, 1979- author.

Series:

Research in comparative & global social policy.

Research in comparative & global social policy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Precarious employment.

Precarious employment--Korea (South).

Korea (South).

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 197 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Melting labour and the failure to protect workers in the Korean welfare state

Place of Publication:

Bristol : Policy Press, an imprint of Bristol University Press, [2023]

Summary:

"Despite recent achievements in the South Korean economy and development within welfare institutions, new forms of precarious work continue to prevail. This book introduces the concept of ‘melting labour’, which refers to the blurring of boundaries between traditional forms of work and workplace and the dissolution of standard employment relationships. Presenting a theoretical framework at the intersection of ‘melting labour’ and institutional protection of workers, it addresses how and why the Korean welfare state has failed to protect precarious workers. Based on rich, in-depth interviews with over 80 precarious workers in Korea, from subcontracted manufacturing workers to platform workers, it provides a real depiction of how workers lose control over their lives and experience precariousness in labour markets.Despite recent achievements in the South Korean economy and development within welfare institutions, new forms of precarious work continue to prevail. This book introduces the concept of ‘melting labour’, which refers to the blurring of boundaries between traditional forms of work and workplace and the dissolution of standard employment relationships. Presenting a theoretical framework at the intersection of ‘melting labour’ and institutional protection of workers, it addresses how and why the Korean welfare state has failed to protect precarious workers. Based on rich, in-depth interviews with over 80 precarious workers in Korea, from subcontracted manufacturing workers to platform workers, it provides a real depiction of how workers lose control over their lives and experience precariousness in labour markets."--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1 Introduction: Melting labour and institutional inconsistency

2 Social protection policies and the South Korean labour market in comparative perspective

3 When insiders are kicked out: layoffs of regular workers in manufacturing

4 Same boat, different destiny: subcontracted workers in the Korean shipbuilding industry

5 Young and old outsourced female workers in call centres and cleaning services

6 Are freelancers really free? The Korean freelance labour market and the precarity of young freelancers

7 The digital precariat: various Korean platform workers and the new work logic

8 Conclusion: Towards universal institutional protection for precarious workers in the era of melting labour.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 176-189) and index.

Description based on online resource (viewed 14 Nov 2023), publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781447369288

1447369289

9781447369271

1447369270

OCLC:

1406798056