The Quality of Work in the Belgian Service Voucher System

• Published in: International journal of health services Vol. 47; no. 1; pp. 40 - 60
• Main Authors: Mousaid, Sarah, Huegaerts, Kelly, Bosmans, Kim, Julià, Mireia, Benach, Joan, Vanroelen, Christophe
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Los Angeles, CA Sage Publications, Inc 01.01.2017; SAGE Publications
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Belgium; Benchmarking; Emigrants and Immigrants; Employment; Female; Financing, Government; Healthcare Disparities; Humans; Interviews as Topic; Male; Middle Aged; Quality Improvement; Quality of Employment, Domestic Work, and Health; Social Determinants of Health; Workload - standards; Belgium; the quality of work; domestic work; the service voucher system; the SOPHIE-project; immigrants

Several European countries implemented initiatives to boost the growth of the domestic cleaning sector. Few studies investigated the quality of work in these initiatives, although effects on workers’ health and on social health inequalities can be expected. This study contributes to the scant resear...