Trade Union Practices and Working Conditions of Chambermaids

J. David Moral-Martín; Elena Ferri-Fuentevilla; Francisco Estepa-Maestre

doi:10.12795/anduli.2024.i26.10

Autores/as

J. David Moral-Martín Universidad de Zaragoza https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4174-2855
Elena Ferri-Fuentevilla Universidad de Huelva https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6820-3611
Francisco Estepa-Maestre Universidad Pablo Olavides https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7130-041X

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12795/anduli.2024.i26.10

Palabras clave:

chambermaids, intersectionality, Las Kellys, organisation, systematised review, working conditions

Resumen

Historically, women’s domestic work in households has been the subject of academic study that dates back to the 18th and 19th centuries. But the specific work of chambermaids in hotels only began to be studied in the early 2000s. The aim of this study is to test the above hypothesis and to identify research that has been done on labour organization, working conditions and health of housekeepers. The methodology consists of systematically reviewing the contributions on this issue registered in indexed publications between 2000 and 2021. It is confi rmed that the first publication is from 2003. Among the results, the tendency of housekeepers to selforganize, such as “Las Kellys” association in Spain, stands out. The international comparison indicates intersectionality of discriminating factors increasing their vulnerability. For example, forms of piecerate payment are linked to higher accident rates, subcontracting increases and future automation could have a negative impact on labour negotiation. On the positive side, it is hoped that sustainable tourism labels will encourage decent working conditions for hotel housekeepers.

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Biografía del autor/a

J. David Moral-Martín, Universidad de Zaragoza

Doctor en Sociología por la Universidad Rovira i Virgilia (Tarragona, España) y Profesor Permanente Laboral en la Universidad de Zaragoza. Los temas de investigación se centran en los movimientos sindicales y salariales, junto a sus contestaciones y sus resistencias creativas y cuestiones vinculadas con la salud laboral. Autor de varios artículos y libros y habitual entre los Congresos nacionales e internacionales vinculados con estas materias de estudio.

Elena Ferri-Fuentevilla, Universidad de Huelva

Elena Ferri-Fuentevilla es Trabajadora Social (2003) y Socióloga (2009). Máster en Política y Democracia (2011) y Doctora por la Universidad Pablo de Olavide (2013). Profesora de la Universidad de Huelva desde 2022. Sus principales líneas de investigación se centran en el estudio de los servicios sociales comunitarios como institución en relación con la tecnología y con el análisis del impacto socioeconómico tras la Covid-19. Por otro lado, investiga sobre la mejora del informe social como documento científico, aportando enfoques analíticos como la categorización de daño social, todo ello desde un enfoque transversal de género, centrado en colectivos vulnerables.

Francisco Estepa-Maestre, Universidad Pablo Olavides

Francisco Estepa Maestre, es Doctor por la Universidad de Cádiz, profesor desde el año 2005. En la actualidad, es profesor contratado doctor en la Universidad Pablo de Olavide desde 2018. A lo largo de su trayectoria docente e investigadora se ha especializado en técnicas cualitativas, participando como asesor metodológico en diferentes proyectos. En los últimos años se ha interesado por el estudio de nuevas metodologías docentes.

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