English
In the service sector, thousands of women experience diffuse forms of salaried exploitation, almost invisible and socially tolerated. This article casts light on unqualified workforce management that uses the most vulnerable women on the workplace, especially immigrant women, as an adjustment variable. Based on a field research among housemaids, this article reveals the dark side of unstable jobs. These jobs, although permanent, do not protect from difficult working conditions nor from low wages or dishonest employers’ practices.
