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Impact of social franchising on contraceptive use when complemented by vouchers : a quasi-experimental study in rural Pakistan Universiteit Gent
Social franchising and vouchers to promote long-term methods of family planning in rural Pakistan : a qualitative stocktaking with stakeholders Universiteit Gent
Preserve a Voucher Specimen! The Critical Need for Integrating Natural History Collections in Infectious Disease Studies Universiteit Hasselt
Despite being nearly 10 months into the COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic, the definitive animal host for SARS-CoV-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2), the causal agent of COVID-19, remains unknown. Unfortunately, similar problems exist for other betacoronaviruses, and no vouchered specimens exist to corroborate host species identification for most of these pathogens. This most basic information is critical to the full ...
The quality of work in the Belgian service voucher system Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Several European countries implemented initiatives to boost the growth of the domestic cleaning sector. Few studies investigated the quality of work in these initiatives, although effects on workers’ health and on social health inequalities can be expected. This study contributes to the scant research on this subject, by investigating the quality of work in the Belgian service voucher system – a subsidized system for domestic work. The applied ...
Empowering Domestic Workers: A Critical Analysis of the Belgian Service Voucher System Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Domestic cleaners lack bargaining power, which can prevent them from being in control of their work quality. The ‘service voucher system’ is expected to change the power position of domestics. This is expected because the system is formalized by the Belgian government and organized through a triangular employment relationship between the domestic, the service voucher company (the employer), and the customers. This study draws on 42 interviews ...