[pt] A presente dissertação Fashionismo às avessas: expressão da precarização do trabalho nos bastidores da moda tem como principal objetivo analisar as expressões da precarização do trabalho na indústria da moda, na cidade do Rio de Janeiro, RJ. O tema é abordado a partir da crise do capitalismo e suas estratégias de superação, com destaque para seus rebatimentos no mundo do trabalho, em particular o mundo da moda (fashion). As estratégias adotadas pelo capitalismo, de forma geral, e pela indústria da moda, no que concerne aos interesses mais específicos deste estudo, afetam profundamente a classe trabalhadora e se desdobram em importantes alterações na proteção social do trabalho. A pesquisa desenvolvida versou sobre a superexploração do trabalho e as diversas formas de trabalho precário, tomando como campo empírico o polo da moda da cidade do Rio de Janeiro, onde foi possível observar o trabalho feminino como umas das suas maiores expressões, além de condições e relações de trabalho degradantes. O estudo não pretendeu fazer um resgate histórico sobre o desenvolvimento da moda ou defini-la de forma precisa, mas, sim, entendê-la, especialmente no ramo da produção de vestuário, como um sistema que ganha força em um determinado período histórico, onde trabalho e consumo, no âmbito da sociedade capitalista, são fundamentais para a sua manutenção. Com base nessa contextualização, a pesquisa buscou desvelar como os/as trabalhadores/as de confecções e/ou os que trabalham para confecções e facções que prestam serviços às marcas de vestuário, portanto, sujeitos essenciais na produção das peças comercializadas por renomadas grifes, não estão incluídos no mundo do glamour criado por esse ramo, ou seja, o verso que vem a público. Ao contrário, esses/as trabalhadores/as não participam deste mundo e sofrem com condições aviltantes de trabalho e de vida, ou seja, o avesso (reverso) do fashionismo. Dessa forma, a atenção não esteve voltada para a moda, mas para a indústria da moda e, junto a ela, para as expressões da precarização do trabalho no Brasil atual. / [en] The present dissertation Reversed fashionism: expression of the precariousness of work behind the scenes of fashion has as main objective to analyze the expressions of the precariousness of work in the fashion industry, in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The theme is approached from the crisis of capitalism and its strategies of overcoming, with highlight to its refutations in the world of work, in particular the world of fashion. The strategies adopted by capitalism in general and by the fashion industry as far as the more specific interests of this study are concerned profoundly affect the working class and unfold in important changes in the social protection of labor. The research developed was about the overexploitation of work and the various forms of precarious work, taking as an empirical field the fashion center of the city of Rio de Janeiro, where it was possible to observe female work as one of its greatest expressions, besides conditions and degrading labor relations. The study did not intend to make a historical rescue on the development of fashion or define it precisely, but rather to understand it, especially in the field of clothing production, as a system that gains strength in a certain historical period, where labor and consumption, within the framework of capitalist society, are fundamental for its maintenance. Based on this contextualization, the research sought to reveal how clothing workers and / or those working for garments and factions that provide services to clothing brands, therefore, essential subjects in the production of the pieces marketed by renowned brands, are not included in the world of glamor created by this branch, that is, the verse that comes to the public. On the contrary, these workers do not participate in this world and suffer from degrading conditions of work and life, that is, the reverse (reverse) of fashionism. Thus, the focus was not on fashion, but on the fashion industry and, along with it, on the expressions of the precariousness of work in Brazil today.

Submitted by Oliveira Santos Dilzaná (dilznana@yahoo.com.br) on 2016-04-25T15:48:23Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Tese Andre Aguiar.pdf: 3075164 bytes, checksum: 1ecd4b923e318ffae4babf06c5d15195 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Ana Portela (anapoli@ufba.br) on 2016-04-28T19:07:57Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 Tese Andre Aguiar.pdf: 3075164 bytes, checksum: 1ecd4b923e318ffae4babf06c5d15195 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-28T19:07:57Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Tese Andre Aguiar.pdf: 3075164 bytes, checksum: 1ecd4b923e318ffae4babf06c5d15195 (MD5) / O objeto deste estudo é o assédio moral denunciado nas ações trabalhistas por trabalhadores postulantes de indenização por danos morais, sob apreciação da Justiça do Trabalho do Estado da Bahia, entre 2001 e 2010, período em que o número de ações evoluiu de 1 para 989 processos. Foram examinados 3.249 processos trabalhistas, a partir dos quais se construiu um banco de dados com informações quantitativas e qualitativas. Em nossa pesquisa, buscamos apreender o significado das humilhações, dos xingamentos e dos maus-tratos, a partir das falas do próprio trabalhador e das suas testemunhas, cujos relatos, retirados dos processos, têm o potencial de demonstrar o grau de exploração da força de trabalho e o nível da precarização das atuais relações de trabalho. A proposta de estudo desta tese, em uma perspectiva regida pelo campo da sociologia do trabalho, é a construção do assédio moral como estratégia de dominação em um contexto de precarização social do trabalho. Em tempos recentes, a exploração do trabalhador é intensificada pelos métodos violentos de gestão e o assédio moral se tornou a melhor ferramenta, enquanto estratégia de gestão, para promover a política da precarização das relações de trabalho. O assédio moral, de acordo com os relatos dos trabalhadores constantes em ações trabalhistas, é o mecanismo de coação utilizado pelas empresas para impor o ritmo do trabalho no atual contexto produtivo e pode ser considerado como uma estratégia da precarização das relações de trabalho cujo método de gestão é configurado pela prática permanente de atos de violência psicológica e moral. Constatou-se que o assédio moral não é fruto das relações interpessoais e sim o resultado das atuais estratégias capitalistas de gestão e organização do trabalho. O assédio moral enquanto violência que se metamorfoseia nas relações capital trabalho é o velho elemento dos métodos coercitivos e disciplinadores da organização do trabalho e o novo fenômeno da gestão do trabalho associado ao processo de precarização do trabalho. O objetivo do assédio moral não é, simplesmente, perseguir e expulsar o trabalhador do local de trabalho e sim o de exercer um efetivo controle sobre as suas ações, para garantir o cumprimento de metas de produtividade. A concepção que se defende nesta tese é que o assédio moral é estratégia de gestão e controle do trabalhador que hoje, mais do que nunca, passa pela precarização das condições de trabalho para deixá-lo indefeso, dócil, dominado, sem resistências. Por isto, o assédio moral é uma das principais formas de precarização do trabalho, constituindo-se em uma (nova) forma de dominação e de exploração da força de trabalho pelo capital. This study focuses on cases of moral harassment as denounced in labor lawsuits by workers claiming compensation for moral damage, under the jurisdiction of the Regional Labor Court of the State of Bahia (Brazil) from 2001 to 2010, a period in which the number of lawsuits rose from one to 989. A database with quantitative and qualitative information was assembled from the analysis of 3,249 labor lawsuits. We aimed at apprehending the meaning of the humiliations, swearing and ill treatment by taking into account the workers’ and the witnesses’ own speeches, the accounts of which, extracted from the lawsuits, have the potential to show the degree of exploitation endured by the workforce and the extent to which current work relations have been rendered precarious. The study proposal of this thesis, within the field perspective of work sociology, is to view moral assessment as a strategy of domination in a context of ever-increasing precarious work from the social standpoint. In recent times, the exploitation of workers has been intensified by violent management methods, and moral harassment has become the best tool, as a management strategy, to foster a policy towards ever-increasing precarious work relations. Moral harassment, according to the workers’ accounts in the lawsuits, is the coercion mechanism used by the corporations to impose the work place in the current productive context and can be considered as a strategy towards precarious work relations, the management method of which consists of the permanent perpetration of psychologically and morally violent acts. Moral harassment was shown to result not from interpersonal relationships, but from the current capitalist strategies of management and work organization. Moral harassment, as an act of violence that morphs into capital-work relations, is both the old component of coercive methods aimed at organizing the work and the new phenomenon of work management linked to the process of rendering work increasingly precarious. The aim of moral harassment is not merely to persecute and expel the worker from the workplace, but also to control his/her actions effectively in order to assure the achievement of productivity goals. The concept of moral harassment advanced in this thesis views moral assessment as a management strategy to control the worker, whose working conditions nowadays, more than ever before, have been rendered precarious, thereby causing him/her to become defenseless, docile, dominated and without resistance. That is why moral harassment is one of the main ways to render work precarious, being a (new) way for the capital to dominate and exploit the workforce.

Submitted by Jamile Barbosa da Cruz (jamile.cruz@ucsal.br) on 2017-01-17T16:09:51Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertacao CAROLINE.pdf: 915288 bytes, checksum: 127ad4a8824826f3d710c01dbd139388 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Rosemary Magalhães (rosemary.magalhaes@ucsal.br) on 2017-01-17T16:11:12Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertacao CAROLINE.pdf: 915288 bytes, checksum: 127ad4a8824826f3d710c01dbd139388 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-01-17T16:11:12Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertacao CAROLINE.pdf: 915288 bytes, checksum: 127ad4a8824826f3d710c01dbd139388 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013-08-27 / Esta pesquisa estuda de que forma a precarização do trabalho afetou a inserção laboral das assistentes sociais que atuaram junto à política de assistência social no município de Salvador/Bahia no ano de 2012. Para tanto teve como campo empírico os Centros de Referência da Assistência Social – CRAS e a análise das formas de contratação, remuneração e condições de trabalho dos referidos profissionais, em 2012. Para contemplar o objeto de estudo, o trabalho foi organizado em quatro capítulos. Um primeiro introdutório onde são apresentados o objeto e objetivos da dissertação, as motivações, justificativas e metodologia; dois capítulos, com fundamentos teóricos e históricos, onde serão apresentados uma revisão da literatura sobre a precarização do trabalho no setor de serviços, mais especificamente no setor público e o histórico do trabalho do assistente social no campo da assistência. Finalmente, um capítulo que apresenta os resultados da pesquisa empírica, realizada junto à Coordenadoria da Proteção Social Básica da SETAD – Secretaria Municipal do Trabalho, Assistência Social e Direitos do Cidadão e com assistentes sociais que atuavam nos CRAS de Salvador até 2012. Além destas entrevistas, o conteúdo metodológico do trabalho contou ainda com a realização de um grupo focal com assistentes sociais dos CRAS, bem como entrevistas com diretoras do Conselho Regional de Serviço Social – 5ª Região/Bahia, com vistas a compreender a atuação deste conselho frente tal constatação de precarização. / This research studies how job insecurity affected the labor insertion of social workers who worked in the social assistance policy in Salvador / Bahia in 2012. For both had the empirical field Centro de Referência da Assistência Social - CRAS and the analysis of the forms of recruitment, remuneration and working conditions of these professionals in 2012. To contemplate the object of study, the work was organized into four chapters. A first introductory which presents the object and purposes of the dissertation, the motivations, justifications and methodology, two chapters with theoretical and historical, that will present a review of literature on precarious employment in the service sector, more specifically in the sector public and work history of the social worker in the field of assistance. Finally, a chapter that presents the results of empirical research, conducted by the Coordinator of Basic Social Protection of Setad - Municipal Labour, Social Welfare and Rights of Citizens and social workers who worked in CRAS Salvador until 2012. In addition to these interviews, the methodological content of work also included conducting a focus group with social CRAS, as well as interviews with the directors of the Conselho Regional de Serviço Social - 5th Region / Bahia, in order to understand the role of this council forward the precariousness of such a finding

FundaÃÃo Cearense de Apoio ao Desenvolvimento Cientifico e TecnolÃgico / O cenÃrio atual do mundo do trabalho, com sua competitividade globalizada e crescente precarizaÃÃo dos trabalhadores, foi o ponto de partida para esta pesquisa que teve o propÃsito de analisar a atividade dos psicÃlogos organizacionais em empresas de terceirizaÃÃo de mÃo de obra. Tendo a Teoria da Ergologia, de Yves Schwartz, por base, percebeu-se que entre o prescrito do trabalho (aquilo que à solicitado por outrem que o profissional faÃa) e o real do trabalho (como a atividade de trabalho realmente se dÃ) hà uma distÃncia universal, fazendo com que o sujeito realize uma gestÃo do uso de si, por si e pelos outros, em que estÃo implicados sua subjetividade e valores, bem como os valores e normas da prÃpria sociedade. Esse processo de gestÃo ele denomina: dramÃticas do uso de si. Realizou-se entÃo, uma pesquisa sÃcio histÃrica de base qualitativa, na qual se buscou identificar qual o prescrito da atividade do psicÃlogo inserido nessas empresas, bem como analisar como esses profissionais desenvolvem sua atividade na confrontaÃÃo com o real que lhes à dado, ressaltando aà evidÃncias dos aspectos da precarizaÃÃo que compÃem sua atividade de trabalho. Identificou-se, tambÃm, a gestÃo que o sujeito faz de si, por si e pelos outros, de modo a relacionar as re-normatizaÃÃes que perpassam o real da atividade dos psicÃlogos com os valores e normas que atravessam o prÃprio sujeito e a sociedade de trabalho contemporÃnea. Chegou-se a resultados como o fato de que as atividades prescritas para esses profissionais ainda sÃo prioritariamente recrutamento e seleÃÃo de pessoal. Tais atividades sÃo constantemente transpassadas pelas lÃgicas da precarizaÃÃo, que remete à alta velocidade dos processos, à cobranÃa pela produtividade, à busca pelo menor custo e maior lucro, independentemente do compromisso com o ser humano. Notou-se que os psicÃlogos inseridos nas empresas pesquisadas fazem gestÃo do uso de si, privilegiando a lÃgica do mercado em suas escolhas, e que seus valores, por vezes, sÃo condizentes com essa lÃgica. Ante tais evidÃncias, reiterou-se a necessidade de recuperar um compromisso mais crÃtico da aÃÃo dos psicÃlogos, reconhecendo como prioridade o compromisso com o ser humano, onde quer que ele atue. / The present scenario of the world of work, with its global competitiveness and the increasing precariousness of work, it was the starting point for this research that aimed to analyze the activity of psychologists organizational in outsourcing companies, relating them with the characteristics of the contemporary context. Based on the theory of the ergology, of the Yves Schwartz, whose the fundamental concept, that there is a prescribed work (which is requested, by another person, that there is not the professional) and real work (which is how the work activity actually happens), and among them there is always a distance. This fact causes the subject to perform a management use of himself, by himself and others, which are implicate in their own subjectivity and values, as well as the values and norms of the society itself. That process management, Schwartz appoints dramatic use of self. Then, a survey was conduct socio historical qualitative, which aimed to identify the prescribed activity psychologists on such companies, as well as analyze how these professionals perform their activity before the real is presented to them, pointing here evidence of the precarious aspects that compose their work activity. It was identified, also, the management that the subject does himself, by himself and by others, in order to relate the re-norms that underlie the actual activity of psychologists with the values and standard that cross the subject himself and society contemporary work. Came up as a result of the fact that the activities prescribed for these professionals are still primarily recruitment and selection of staff. Such activities are constantly transfixed by the logic of precariousness, which refers to the high speed of the process, the recovery by productivity, the search for the lowest cost and highest profit, regardless of commitment to human. It was noted that psychologists are inserted in the surveyed companies use management itself, emphasizing the logic of the market in their choices, and that their values sometimes are consistent with this logic. Faced with such evidence, reiterated the need to recover a commitment most critical action of psychologists, recognizing the priority of commitment to the human being, wherever they operates.

A atividade profissional dos motoboys é um fenômeno urbano bastante recente e cada vez mais integrada à paisagem urbana de São Paulo. Devido ao seu rápido e exponencial crescimento, aliado à dinâmica e a natureza de sua atividade profissional, os motoboys passam a ser alvos certos e constantes nas mais diversas controvérsias no trânsito paulistano. Entrementes, esta pesquisa visa desmistificar o surgimento dessa atividade profissional para além de um sentido de espontaneidade, como também, deslocar o foco de sua dinâmica ligado aos conflitos no trânsito. Mas, antes de tudo, tentar compreender a natureza de sua atividade profissional como produto e necessidade de um contexto histórico de fin de siècle, revelando parte das transformações sócio-espaciais na cidade de São Paulo na transição do século XX para o XXI, encarnando dois pólos de um mesmo problema, a partir da nova condição da cidade e do mundo do trabalho. / The motoboys professional activity is a very recent urban phenomenon and increasingly integrated into the urban landscape of São Paulo. Because of its rapid and exponential growth, allied to the dynamics and nature of its professional activity, 8 they become targets certain and constant in several controversies in traffic in São Paulo. However, this research aims to demystify the emergence of this professional activity beyond a sense of spontaneity, as well as, dislocating the focus of its dynamics on the conflicts in traffic. But, besides all that, try to understand the nature of this professional activity as a product and necessity a historical context of fin de siècle, revealing some of the socio-spatial transformations in Sao Paulo city in the transition from the XX for the XXI century, embodying two poles of the same problem wich are the new condition of the city and the world of work.

Highly educated and skilled Indian nationals are the largest recipients of H-1B visas in the US. An employer must be willing to sponsor an H-1B work visa for the worker to continue to live and work in the US. This stipulation has granted US employers unprecedented power over H-1B visa holders, which can be understood as status coercion; employers have state-sanctioned power to threaten or discharge a worker from their status, i.e., visa status, which interconnects work and migration status. While the expansive power of employers to curtail a worker's status is one factor driving the ongoing coercive conditions, the other factor is precarious work. There is a gap in the literature in understanding what occurs at the intersection of status coercion and precarious work, especially within high-skilled information technology (IT) jobs. For instance, how does status coercion operate for employer-sponsored H-1B visa holders? Is it similar for dependent visa workers on H-4 EAD visas that rely on their spouse's H-1B, and F-1 OPT visa workers who have employment authorization from USCIS? Lastly, do these visa workers ever resist status coercion? In this study, I draw on twelve in-depth, semi-structured interviews of Indian nationals in the IT sector on H-1B, F-1 OPT STEM, or H-4 EAD visas. Findings suggest these workers experience greater status coercion than non-visa holders due to their visa status. Also, H-1B, F-1 OPT STEM, and H-4 EAD visa workers experience greater status coercion regardless of whether their visa is employer-sponsored, employment authorized by USCIS or a dependent visa. The consequences of coercion are that these workers are underemployed, overworked, given limited access to claims-making, and subjected to repetitive tasks on outdated technology. Yet, workers also exercised agency and ingenuity in their interconnected migration and employment trajectories. I find that visa workers ‘game' the US visa system via ‘visa hopping' from one visa to the next to ensure they can extend their stay and work in the US. While workers continuing to stay and work shows their compliance and consent to work in coercive conditions, I argue that gaming the US visa system can be understood as a form of resistance that showcases visa holders' creative agency.

[pt] A presente tese tem como principal objetivo analisar as expressões da precarização do trabalho na indústria da moda, na cidade do Rio de Janeiro. Partimos da premissa de que as estratégias adotadas pelo capitalismo, de forma geral, e pela indústria da moda, que parecem estar desconectadas, afetam profundamente a classe trabalhadora e se desdobram em importantes alteraçõesnas relações de trabalho. Nos bastidores do mundo da moda há enormes contradições, ações e práticas que não possuem a aparência glamourosa e fantasiosa que a moda geralmente costuma ter e dar às peças que comercializa, a exemplo da exploração da força de trabalho, mercadoria fundamental para sua sustentação e desconsiderada como tal pela indústria da moda. Desta forma, nos aproximar de alguns dos elementos importantes que compõem a forma do mundo da moda, mas que, antes de tudo, fazem parte do desenvolvimento capitalista, como a organização e a divisão do trabalho, juntamente com todas as suas consequências na indústria, na tecnologia, no território e nas relações sociais, é de grande importância para compreendermos melhor a ponta do iceberg, que são as expressões da precarização do trabalho no interior da moda, em especial a moda carioca, objeto desta investigação. Para tanto, como procedimento metodológico foram realizadas: pesquisa bibliográfica, entrevista com pesquisadora sobre o tema e também foi divulgado, em uma rede social, um survey online voltado para as costureiras que fazem parte de grupos online de busca de trabalho. O caminho trilhado nos possibilitou conferir informações que contribuem para reforçar a ideia de que a indústria da moda traz com ela o traço de precarização do trabalho e sua inevitável e profunda articulação com o capitalismo. / [en] The main objective of this thesis is to analyze the expressions of precarious work in the fashion industry in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It’s basic premise is that strategies adopted by capitalism in general and by the the fashion industry in particular deeply affects the working class and brings important changes in work relations. In despite of the glamourous facade the fashion world there is a less fanciful side to this industry: the exploitation of the workforce as a fundamental pratice. In this way, we will get closer to some of the important elements that make up the fashion world but which above all are part of capitalist development, such as the organization and division of labor together with all their consequences in industry, technology, territory and social relations. This tip of the iceberg revealed some deep expressions of the precariousness of work in the fashion industry. To this end, bibliographical research was carried out, interviews with researchers on the topic were carried out and an online survey was also published on a social network aimed at seamstresses who are part of online job search groups, which allowed us to check information that contributes to reinforce the idea that the fashion industry brings with it the trait of precarious work and its inevitable and deep articulation with capitalism.

Over the past three decades, the workforce has become more age-diverse, leading organizations to recognize the importance of supporting the well-being, motivation, health, and productivity of older workers. Previous research has highlighted the challenges faced by older workers, including ageism, health declines, financial constraints on retirement, and caregiving responsibilities. However, the literature often treats older workers as a homogeneous group, neglecting the significant heterogeneity within this population. This study addressed this gap by adopting a person-centered approach to investigate the diverse experiences of older workers. By leveraging the Psychology of Working Theory (PWT) as a conceptual framework, this study examined how different combinations of working conditions (i.e., job insecurity, income inadequacy, lack of work protections, and vulnerability to mistreatment) relate to psychological constructs and work-related outcomes among older workers. Data were collected from 549 workers over the age of 50 (M=59.24, SD=5.85) within the United States and analyzed using latent profile analysis. The results identified four distinct profiles of older workers: Unprecarious, Bridge Workers, Detached, and Precarious. The profiles were qualitatively and quantitatively different, with the Unprecarious profile characterized by low levels of all indicator variables, and the Precarious profile characterized by high levels of all indicator variables. Detached participants reported feeling stuck in their jobs, and Bridge Workers reported high income inadequacy and feeling unprotected at work, but low job insecurity and vulnerability to mistreatment. Unprecarious participants reported the highest levels of need satisfaction, well- being, and life satisfaction, and the Precarious participants reported the lowest levels on all outcomes, with the Bridge Workers and Detached participants in between. Overall, this study sheds light on the heterogeneity within the older worker population and highlights the importance of considering various combinations of working conditions in understanding their experiences, thus advancing our understanding of this diverse segment of the workforce. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.

This thesis extends prior research on LGBT caregivers and carer-employees by employing a mixed-methods approach to investigate the intersecting factors of identity, employment type, and geographical location on the experiences of Two-Spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (2SLGBTQ+) caregivers in Canada. These caregivers are broadly absent from both the carer-employee and LGBT caregiving literature, and this dissertation offers an initial attempt to correct this. It begins with a quantitative study involving 2SLGBTQ+ carer-employees, assessing how their identity and experiences of discrimination influence their quality of life, work life, and willingness to seek workplace accommodations for caregiving responsibilities. Subsequently, a qualitative component delves into how employment type shapes these experiences, with a particular focus on how insecure customer service workers and those employed in unionized pink-collar work navigate work-care conflicts. This section also examines the impact of non-traditional caregiving dynamics on the ability of these caregivers to navigate such conflicts. Lastly, it explores how past and current experiences of discrimination, non-conventional relationships, and geographical location affect the capacity of 2SLGBTQ+ carer-employees to interact with healthcare providers and advocate for their care recipients. This research offers a substantial contribution by bringing to the forefront a hitherto unaddressed population. The existing body of literature on carer-employees has overlooked the specific challenges faced by 2SLGBTQ+ carer-employees, and the LGBT caregiving literature has similarly overlooked the role of employment in shaping the experiences of these caregivers. Furthermore, it underscores the significance of geographical location for 2SLGBTQ+ caregivers in rural and remote areas and highlights the experiences of midlife and younger caregivers, particularly those providing care for individuals experiencing severe mental illness. It concludes with discussions of the policy implications of this research. / Dissertation / Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) / This thesis examines and explores the experiences of Two-Spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (2SLGBTQ+) carer-employees in Canada. These caregivers balance their unpaid care work with their paid employment, and face barriers when navigating care and work that are related to their 2SLGBTQ+ identity. Building on research that has identified that LGBT caregivers have unique needs and characteristics, and on research that highlights that individuals attempting to balance unpaid care work with paid employment face significant challenges when attempting to do so, this research brings these two fields together to examine how 2SLGBTQ+ identity impacts these experiences. In particular, it highlights that these caregivers experience poorer quality of life and worklife, that type of work and non-traditional caregiving dynamics may leave these caregivers more vulnerable to negative consequences associated with work-care conflicts, and that experiences of discrimination and concerns regarding confidentiality and anonymity for rural and northern 2SLGBTQ+ caregivers shape their ability to successfully navigate healthcare systems.

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