Trabajadoras del hogar: grupo vulnerable al maltrato y desigualdad laboral

Abstract

This work was originated by the “evaluation and intervention on psychosocial risks factors project” and has two objectives; the first is to establish the conditions of employment of women workers in domestic service in Mexico and her perceptions with respect to treatment from her employers, and the second is estimating the probability that the domestic employee perceives a good treatment by their employers, according to each of the variables that compose the study models. The information was taken from a secondary source from the National Survey of Discrimination in Mexico (ENADIS, 2010), applied to domestic service workers. The sample was 404 women domestic workers in the Mexican Republic. It was found that a high percentage of domestic workers don’t have employment benefits, and the 23.7% of the sample consider that they are not treated with respect, at least occasionally. The only variable for the contractual characteristics of work associated with dealing with respect was the bonus, while for the characteristics of the treatment; the associated variables were using the phone and permission to leave.It is concluded that the gender inequality and discrimination against women workers in Mexico is still a latent problem, especially present in the domestic workers, where nullity of legal protection generate discrimination and ill treatment. However, often they are not aware of this situation. On the other hand, the perception regarding dealing with respect they receive from their employers is not associated directly contractual characteristics of work, but with the perceived degree of freedom to respond to personal situations during their workday.