Without a safety net: Precarization among young Danish employees

Mette Lykke Nielsen; Anne Gørlich; R. Grytnes; J Dyreborg

Without a safety net: Precarization among young Danish employees

Mette Lykke Nielsen
, Anne Gørlich
, R. Grytnes
, J Dyreborg

Arbejdsmedicinsk Klinik, Regionshospitalet Herning
Aalborg Universitet

Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › peer review

Abstract

Precarisation’ is one of the concepts that has become important in efforts to explain how neoliberal
politics and changed economic conditions produce new forms of marginalization and increased
insecurity. The aim of this article is to examine how subjectivity is produced among young
Danish employees through socio-material processes of precarization at workplaces and employment
projects.
Drawing on ethnographic observations and qualitative interviews with 35 young employees
and young people ‘Neither in Education, Employment or Training’ (NEET), the three case examples
show how processes of precarization, rooted in global economic and political conditions, can be
understood as situated contextual practices. It is demonstrated how being positioned as an easily
replaceable source of labor is shaping young people’s processes of subjectification.

Originalsprog	Engelsk
Tidsskrift	Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies
Vol/bind	7
Udgave nummer	3
Sider (fra-til)	3-21
Status	Udgivet - 2017

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https://tidsskrift.dk/njwls/article/view/97094

1 Igangværende

Mekanismer, trivsel og sikkerhed på lærepladser
Dyreborg, J. (Projektleder) & Christiansen, S. W. (Projektdeltager)
01/01/2026 → 31/12/2028
Projekter: Projekt › Forskning

2 Tidsskriftartikel
1 Rapport
1 Konferenceabstrakt til konference
1 Poster

Risiko, arbejdsmiljø og krænkende handlinger blandt unge med platformsmedieret arbejde: (RADAR 2)
Nielsen, M. L., Nielsen, L. Y., Christiansen, S. W., Nielsen, S., Clausen, T. & Dyreborg, J., 3 maj 2024, København: Det Nationale Forskningscenter for Arbejdsmiljø. (NFA-rapport).
Publikation: Bog/antologi/afhandling/rapport › Rapport › Forskning › peer review

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Fil
Laws, policies, and collective agreements protecting low-wage and digital platform workers during the COVID-19 pandemic
MacEachen, E., de Rijk, A., Dyreborg, J., Fassier, J.-B., Fletcher, M., Hopwood, P., Koivusalo, M., Majowicz, S., Meyer, S., Ståhl, C. & Welti, F., 2022, I: New Solutions: A Journal of Environmental and Occupational Health Policy. 32, 3, s. 201-212
Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › peer review

Åben adgang
Når din leder er en app: Hvem har ansvaret for unges arbejdsmiljø i platformsøkonomien?
Nielsen, M. L., Laursen, C. S., Nielsen, L. Y. & Dyreborg, J., 1 nov. 2022, I: Tidsskrift for Arbejdsliv. 24, 3, s. 10–27
Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › peer review

5 Foredrag og mundtlige bidrag
2 Deltagelse i workshop, seminar og kursus

Børnerådet: Seminar om Børn og unge i fritidsjob
Dyreborg, J. (Foredragsholder)
3 dec. 2024
Aktivitet: Tale eller præsentation › Foredrag og mundtlige bidrag
Unges arbejdsmiljø og helbred-fokus på børn og unge i arbejdslivet
Dyreborg, J. (Foredragsholder)
7 nov. 2024
Aktivitet: Tale eller præsentation › Foredrag og mundtlige bidrag
Uønsket seksuel opmærksomhed og chikane på arbejdspladsen. Fakta - hvordan står det til i vores brancher?
Dyreborg, J. (Foredragsholder)
3 okt. 2024
Aktivitet: Tale eller præsentation › Foredrag og mundtlige bidrag

A4 Arbejdsmiljø: Nye veje skal gøre op med krænkelser på digitale platforme
Dyreborg, J.
16/11/2022
1 Mediebidrag
Presse/medie: Ekspertkommentar
Erhverv Midt og Vestsjælland: Kan du arbejde for en app eller en algoritme?
Dyreborg, J.
29/08/2022
1 Mediebidrag
Presse/medie: Ekspertkommentar
Tekniq.dk: Lærlinge har for mange arbejdsulykker
Dyreborg, J.
24/08/2022
1 Mediebidrag
Presse/medie: Ekspertkommentar

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