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[Shift-work and housekeeping interference].

G Costa1, E Gaffuri

  • 1Istituto di Medicina del Lavoro, Università di Verona.

Giornale Italiano Di Medicina Del Lavoro
|May 1, 1989
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Increased female participation in shift and night work in Italy has led to significant challenges. Women, especially those with families, experience higher absenteeism, health issues, and disrupted social lives due to these work arrangements.

Area of Science:

  • Occupational Health
  • Sociology of Work
  • Gender Studies

Background:

  • An increasing number of women in Italy are engaged in shift and night work across industrial and tertiary sectors.
  • Law 903/1977 facilitated gender parity in employment, leading to a rise in women's night work agreements from 1980-1986.
  • The textile, food, and mechanical industries have seen the most significant involvement of women in these work patterns.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the challenges faced by women engaged in shift and night work.
  • To analyze the impact of a sudden transition to night work on a group of female food industry employees.
  • To identify the consequences on personal, family, and working life.

Main Methods:

  • Qualitative analysis of problems reported by women shiftworkers.

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  • Case study of a group of women transitioning from day to night shifts in the food industry.
  • Comparison of absenteeism rates before and after the shift change.

    • Main Results:

    • The case study group experienced a tripling of absenteeism (29.8 days/year) in the first year of night work.
    • Shift and night work significantly disrupted the women's personal, family, and working lives.
    • Common consequences included high absenteeism, psychosomatic complaints, worsened health status, sleep disturbances, and strained family relationships.

    Conclusions:

    • Shift and night work pose substantial negative impacts on women's well-being and family life.
    • Women with greater family responsibilities, such as those married with children, are disproportionately affected.
    • Workplace policies and support systems need to address the unique challenges faced by women in non-traditional work schedules.