Migrant worker centers: Contending with downgrading in the low-wage labor market

GeoJournal

Volumn 68, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 155-165

  Martin, Nina ^a   Morales, Sandra ^a   Theodore, Nik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Immigration; Informal economy; Low wage labor market; Migrant workers; Worker centers

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE; WAGES;

EMPLOYMENT LAWS; IMMIGRATION; INFORMAL ECONOMY; MARKET SEGMENTATION; MIGRANT WORKERS;

PERSONNEL;

ETHNICITY; IMMIGRATION; INFORMAL SECTOR; LABOR MARKET; LABOR MIGRATION; WAGE GAP; WORKING CONDITIONS; WORLD CITY;

CHICAGO; ILLINOIS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34347330087     PISSN: 03432521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10708-007-9083-y     Document Type: Article

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