Labour Geography
Our research group is interested in better understanding patterns of socio-spatial inequality in labour, migration and gender.
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Involuntary part-time work
Thousands of people in Switzerland work part-time against their will, often because they are denied the opportunity to work longer hours. For those affected, this can lead to financial insecurity and increased psychological stress, as Karin Schwiter and Reta Barfuss explain in the online publication Social Security by the Federal Social Insurance Office.
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Failure to recognise the private home as a workplace
In December 2025, the Swiss federal council renewed its decision that live-in domestic workers are not granted the protection of labour law. In this short text published in CareInfo, Sarah Schilliger and Karin Schwiter comment on this decision from their perpective as care researchers.
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The unequal distribution of part-time work in Switzerland
In this interview with the Luzerner Zeitung newspaper Karin Schwiter comments on the unequal distribution of working hours in Switzerland.
Upcoming events
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28.4.2026, 16:00: "Then We Would No Longer Feel at Ease" – Negotiations in a Parent Café in the context of Integration Dispositif
Dr Oxana Ivanova-Chessex, Zurich University of Teacher Education & Lalitha Chamakalayil (Dipl.-Psych.), University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland; Ort: Y25, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057 Zürich; Raum: H 92
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12.5.2026, 16:00: ‘Racial capitalism’: A framing for understanding our terrifying times?
Prof Gargi Bhattacharyya, University College London; Ort: Y25, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057 Zürich; Raum: H 92
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19.5.2026, 16:00: “The political geography of a never-ending conflict: Israel/Palestine between apartheid and peace“
Prof (Em.) Oren Yiftachel, hon., UCL; Ben-Gurion University Beersheba; senior researcher «A Land for All – two states, one homeland»; Ort: Y24, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057 Zürich; Raum: G 55