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Precarious Employment: Definition of the Concept Given by Russian Researchers

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The article is devoted to the views of Russian researchers on the concept of “precarious employment”, the search for an answer to the question with seeking an answer to the question as to what features can be regarded as reasons for considering working relations as precarious. The article discusses the different criteria for precarious employment, taking into account Russian peculiarities and other aspects of the concept of precarious employment.

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    The statements are taken from interviews.

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Loktyukhina, N. (2020). Precarious Employment: Definition of the Concept Given by Russian Researchers. In: Bobkov, V., Herrmann, P. (eds) Digitisation and Precarisation. Prekarisierung und soziale Entkopplung – transdisziplinäre Studien. Springer VS, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-26384-3_4

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