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Author(s)
Seher Ersoy Quadır
Fatih Altun, Kaan Sevim
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DOI:10.17265/2159-5542/2018.08.005
Affiliation(s)
Necmettin Erbakan University, Konya, Turkey
Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University, Istanbul, Turkey
ABSTRACT
On a global scale,
subcontracted labor is being practiced to reduce labor costs in enterprises.
This method of non-union, precarious employment, sometimes below the minimum
wage, increases the urban poor and relative poverty through the subcontracted
laborers. For this reason, this research aims to determine the quality of life
of subcontracted laborers working in universities and to propose solutions in
this regard. The sample of the research was determined by random sampling
method among subcontracted laborers working in a foundation university in
Istanbul and subcontracted laborers working in a state university in Konya, in
2017. A 27-item WHOQOL-BREF Quality of Life Scale was used in the study. The
quality of life of the sample group was found to be moderate. The research also
examined the relationship between the demographic characteristics and the
quality of life of the sample group. The quality of life of the subcontracted
laborers working in the state university in Konya was found to be related to
their marital status and the number of individuals in their family. The quality
of life of subcontracted laborers working at foundation universities in
Istanbul was found to be related to their age, educational status, the number
of individuals in their families, the number of working individuals in their
families, monthly household income,
and monthly household food expenditure. In line with these findings, proposals
have been suggested to employers in order to improve the quality of life and
work efficiency of subcontracted laborers.
KEYWORDS
subcontracted labor, quality of life, urban poverty, relative poverty
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