Genre, accès et conditions de travail : cas des agents de propreté urbaine de la ville de Bujumbura

Abstract

The result of a survey of cleaning agents in the city of Bujumbura, this work reports the deplorable working conditions for women and men working in the urban cleaning profession. Our results show that being an urban cleaning agent remains complicated, especially for women, although they are in the majority in this sector. The low proportion of men in this sector is explained in part by the fact that it has built itself into a "female stronghold". Urban cleaners tend to hire women because for them it is a continuation of the tasks they traditionally performed in their households.