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

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sargeant, Malcolm.

Ori, Martina.

Series:

ADAPT labour studies book-series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Job security.

Casual labor.

Precarious employment.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (310 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

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

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

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

Description based on online resource; title from title page (ebrary, viewed August 16, 2013).

ISBN:

1-4438-5107-8

OCLC:

857064643