Organizing migrant workers: A case study of working conditions and unionization in a London sandwich factory

Work, Employment and Society

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 463-480

  Holgate, Jane ^a,b,c  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Identity; Migrant workers; Racialized labour markets; Trade union organizing

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645506321     PISSN: 09500170     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0950017005055666     Document Type: Review

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