Work Profiles in the Agricultural and Livestock Sectors in Central-South Chile. A Proposal on Precarious Employment

Abstract

The main goal of this article is to propose a typological model of work profiles for the agricultural and livestock sectors in Central-south Chile (Regions VII, VIII, and IX) from the perspective of precarious employment. The article begins by presenting a contextual theoretical approach in addition to an analytical proposal based on five specific dimensions (stability, insecurity, income, working conditions, and working hours). The methodological section exposes variables used in the study and describes the joint use of correspondence analysis and k-means clustering techniques, a method that allows the development of a typology of six work profiles for the sector studied. The results explain the main characteristics of these groups, and the conclusions indicate the projection of results and future plans of research derived from this proposal.