This thesis aims at examining the class experiences of subcontracted cleaning workers who work in student dormitories on the METU campus. It focuses on the working conditions of workers and control mechanisms in the dormitories in terms of their effects on class consciousness and future dreams of the workers. In addition, the study examines how workers experience class as a matter of self- respect in their workplaces, how they cope with haughtiness of students, the managers and the regular employees, how they explain social inequalities and whether they accept them as legitimate. The role of gender in workers&rsquo / everyday lives is also mentioned. The study argues that university dormitories on the METU campus with their fragmented labor regime, and managerial tendencies, which treat the students as customers, are significant places for the observation of how class differences are experienced by the subcontracted workers. In regard to these issues, the field research of the study was conducted through semi-structured in-depth interviews with 23 subcontracted cleaning workers in 12 different dormitories on the METU campus.

This thesis aims at examining the class experiences of subcontracted cleaning workers who work in student dormitories on the METU campus. It focuses on the working conditions of workers and control mechanisms in the dormitories in terms of their effects on class consciousness and future dreams of the workers. In addition, the study examines how workers experience class as a matter of self-respect in their workplaces, how they cope with haughtiness of students, the managers and the regular employees, how they explain social inequalities and whether they accept them as legitimate. The role of gender in workers

Children are extra sensitive to negative health effects due to development of their immune system and internal organs. Nowadays asthma is the most common chronical disease and affects more than 150 000 children and young adults in Sweden. Inadequate cleaning cause dust which can contain mould, pollen, bacteria and virus. The aim of this study was to investigate if cleaning is sufficient in schools, even if it doesn´t follow general advice from The Public Health Agency (Folkhälsomyndigheten). Contact was taken with two different municipalities in Sweden and inspection reports was reviewed. Thirteen cleaning workers answered a digital survey about cleanability at their workplace. Results shows that cleaning was inadequate in both schools and cleaning frequency is equally important as cleanability to fulfil legal requirements according to the Environmental Code. If cleaning workers aren´t able to do their jobs properly, due to bad interior, dust will settle on surfaces which leads to poor indoor environment for pupils and teachers.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-08-10T10:53:36Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 LUCILIUS MARTINS DE SOUZA.pdf: 969286 bytes, checksum: 67e9aa8458fab27bb3154cedaf5ef3bb (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012-05-29 / The main objective of this study was to assess satisfaction with the quality of life of the servers at work sweeping the city, identifying the areas with greater disability, taking into account age, sex and length of service of employees. The areas investigated were proposed by Walton (1973) model and the questionnaire used was adapted by Timossi et al. (2009). The survey was conducted by applying the questionnaire surveyed 326 employees of the company. For data analysis we used SPSS (Statistical Package for Social Science) versio15.0. The survey results revealed that the servers are sweeping urban satisfied with their quality of work life in their overall average. The worst results were achieved in the areas of "fair and adequate compensation", "use and development capabilities," "constitutionalism" and "opportunity for growth and security." The findings presented the main results of the research, as well as suggestions for improving QWL professionals surveyed. / O principal objetivo deste estudo foi analisar a satisfação da qualidade de vida no trabalho (QVT) dos servidores da varrição urbana identificando quais os domínios com maior deficiência levando-se em consideração a idade, tempo de empresa e o sexo dos funcionários. Os domínios investigados foram propostos por Walton (1973) e o modelo de questionário utilizado foi adaptado por Timossi et al. (2009). A pesquisa foi realizada através da aplicação do questionário em 326 colaboradores da empresa pesquisada. Para análise dos dados utilizou-se o software SPSS (Statistical Package for Social Science), versão 15.0. Os resultados da pesquisa revelaram que os servidores da varrição urbana encontram-se satisfeitos com a sua qualidade de vida no trabalho, em sua média geral. Os piores resultados foram alcançados nos domínios compensação justa e adequada , "uso e desenvolvimento das capacidades , constitucionalismo e oportunidade de crescimento e segurança . As conclusões do estudo apresentaram os principais resultados da pesquisa, assim como sugestões para melhoria da QVT dos profissionais pesquisados.

This study analyzes the spatiality of the work on urban cleaning of Aracaju in Sergipe. The point is to explain how to settle and if you configure the conditions and working relationships in the concrete reality of the Garis and daisies from the logical and control determinations work by capital. We left understanding that categories work is central to understanding the underlying framework for the production of space in contemporary times and condition of existence and of human sociality. How if espacializa and if highlights responds to desires of the reproduction of capitalist profit. Structural unemployment, resulting from the crisis of the system of capital with lower in the formation of the growing mass of employees "superfluous", idle, ensures the conditions of precarious work in urban cleaning, which is configured by unprotecting the worker on squandering and loss of rights and guarantees in the various forms of exploitation of the work. These guys assujeitad by your condition of expropriated of the means of production are the same ones who live the sócioespacial, economic and cultural segregation in the city. Reside in poor neighborhoods of Aracaju and under such conditions, submit to low wages and risks in various work accidents: car crashes, hacks, mycoses, body aches, headaches, nausea, eye irritation, infections. Such conditions incur harms to worker's health, as well as the demands for forms of articulation and political organization of these subjects. These are aspects that reflect clearly the job submission to the Capital and sought to answer in this research. The methodology was guided by the research method, which is historical and dialectical materialism, understand that it is the most appropriate way of apprehending reality, from the totality of relations. Search procedures, we conducted semi-structured interviews, questionnaires and field observation of field. / Esse estudo analisa a sócioespacialidade do trabalho na limpeza urbana de Aracaju, no estado de Sergipe. O sentido é explicar como se estabelecem e se configuram as condições e relações de trabalho na realidade concreta dos Garis e Margaridas, a partir das lógicas e determinações de controle do trabalho pelo capital. Partimos da compreensão de que a categoria trabalho é central para entender o quadro subjacente à produção do espaço na contemporaneidade e condição de existência e sociabilidade do homem. A forma como se espacializa e se singulariza responde aos anseios da reprodução do lucro capitalista. O desemprego estrutural, resultante da crise do sistema do capital com rebatimento na formação da crescente massa de trabalhadores “supérfluos”, ociosos, garante às condições de precarização do trabalho na limpeza urbana, que se configura pela desproteção ao trabalhador, na dilapidação dos direitos e perda de garantias e nas diversas formas de exploração do trabalho. Esses sujeitos assujeitados pela sua condição de expropriados dos meios de produção são os mesmos que vivem a segregação sócioespacial, econômica e cultural na cidade. Residem nos bairros pobres de Aracaju e em tais condições, se submetem aos baixos salários e aos riscos em acidentes de trabalho diversos: quedas do carro de coleta, cortes, micoses, dores no corpo, dores de cabeça, enjoos, irritação nos olhos, infecções. Tais condições incorrem em agravos à saúde do trabalhador, bem como a demandas por formas de articulação e organização política desses sujeitos. Esses são os aspectos que traduzem claramente a submissão do trabalho ao Capital e que buscou-se responder nessa pesquisa. A metodologia foi norteada pelo método de investigação, que é o materialismo histórico e dialético, por entender que é a forma mais adequada de apreender a realidade, a partir da totalidade das relações. Como procedimentos de pesquisa, realizamos entrevistas semiestruturadas, questionários e observação de campo. / São Cristóvão, SE

Las mujeres ejecutivas que tienen carga familiar no cuentan con tiempo suficiente para poder realizar las labores domésticas del hogar y los operarios de limpieza que no cuentan con empleo necesitan de ingresos económicos para solventar sus hogares. Esta situación les genera estrés sumado a los desafíos que se presentan en el contexto del Covid-19. Se ha desarrollado una investigación exploratoria con una metodología cualitativa por medio de entrevistas a profundidad a los dos segmentos de clientes que son mujeres ejecutivas y operarios de limpieza. La investigación cualitativa ayudó a conocer las necesidades, percepciones y expectativas de los dos segmentos. Se pudo detectar que existe la necesidad de contar con una persona fiable dentro del hogar y que brinde un servicio de calidad y existen operarios de limpieza que buscan trabajos seguros con personas serias. Por ello, se crea Clean House Perú un intermediario que mediante una aplicación móvil conecta la demanda de servicio de mujeres ejecutivas con la oferta de servicios de operarios de limpieza. La empresa está orientada a brindar un servicio que cubre las necesidades de ambos segmentos mediante un servicio rápido, seguro, confiable y con protocolos de bioseguridad para brindar una experiencia diferente y única apoyados de la tecnología. / Executive women who have family responsibilities do not have enough time to be able to carry out household chores and cleaning workers who do not have a job need economic income to pay for their homes. This situation generates stress in addition to the challenges that arise in the context of Covid-19. An exploratory research has been developed with a qualitative methodology through in-depth interviews with the two client segments that are female executives and cleaning workers. The qualitative research helped to understand the needs, perceptions and expectations of the two segments. It was detected that there is a need for a reliable person in the home who provides a quality service and there are cleaning workers looking for safe jobs with serious people. For this reason, Clean House Peru is created, an intermediary that, through a mobile application, connects the demand for service of female executives with the offer of services of cleaning workers. The company is oriented to provide a service that meets the needs of both segments through a fast, safe, reliable service and with biosafety protocols to provide a different and unique experience supported by technology. / Trabajo de investigación