Άτυπη οικιακή εργασία και μετανάστευση: ευκαιρία προς μία διαφορετική θεώρηση της αγοράς εργασίας

This paper intends to show, that the current marginalization of domestic labour runs in the detriment of both the workers and the needs of the labour market. It is strongly contested whether domestic labour in its current form can meet the demands of a fl exible and economic and social environment. At the core of discussions on new, fl exible forms of organization of labour one usually fi nds economic sectors involving high skills and added value. However, the diffusion of fl exible employment schemes is related not only with more high skill jobs in the labour market but also with the creation of infrastructures and niches able to support them. In this context, a pathway towards the viability of the marginalized niche of domestic labour is discussed. Key position in this venture is that the devaluation of domestic labour is the product of a social – and therefore manageable and reversible – process.