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Record Nr.

UNINA9911110241603321

Titolo

Vulnerable workers and precarious working / / guest editors, Malcolm Sargeant and Martina Ori

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Newcastle, Neb., : Cambridge Scholars Pub., c2013

ISBN

1-4438-5107-8

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (310 p.)

Collana

ADAPT labour studies book-series

Altri autori (Persone)

SargeantMalcolm

OriMartina

Disciplina

331.2596

Soggetti

Job security

Casual labor

Precarious employment

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS -- LIST OF TABLES -- INTRODUCTION -- THE REGULATION OF VULNERABLE WORKERS AND PRECARIOUS WORK -- GIVING VOICE TO THE PRECARIOUSLY EMPLOYED? -- REGULATING PRECARIOUS WORK? -- WHO CAN HELP BRITAIN'S VULNERABLE WORKFORCE? -- NON-STANDARD WORKERS -- THE INTERNATIONAL REGULATION OF DOMESTIC WORK -- THE CASE OF THE DISAPPEARING DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR -- FROM MEDICAL TO SOCIAL MODEL AT A SLOW PACE -- BRITISH TRADE UNIONS AND POLISH MIGRANT WORKERS -- MOBILE WORKERS BETWEEN BRUSSELS AND ROME -- THE VULNERABILITY OF THE BULLIED WORKER -- CONTRIBUTORS -- INDEX.

Sommario/riassunto

The papers presented here originated at a wonderful conference held at Middlesex University in London attended by experts on the subject of vulnerable workers and precarious work from all over the world. The aim here is to examine different aspects of these topics, showing the need for developing further research in connection with these areas of study.