Labor control and resistance of Mexican immigrant janitors in Silicon Valley

Human Organization

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 39-49

  Zlolniski, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Immigrant labor; Janitors; Labor control and resistance; Mexican workers; Silicon valley

Indexed keywords

IMMIGRANT POPULATION; LABOR POLICY; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; MIGRANT WORKER; SUBCONTRACTING;

CALIFORNIA; SILICON VALLEY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037367120     PISSN: 00187259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17730/humo.62.1.376mj445em7jw65u     Document Type: Article

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