Who needs immigrant farm workers? A South African case study

Journal of Agrarian Change

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 494-525

  Johnston, Deborah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Farm labour; Labour regulation; Lesotho; Migration; South Africa

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LABOR; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; EMPLOYMENT; LABOR MIGRATION; LABOR POLICY; MIGRANTS EXPERIENCE;

AFRICA; LESOTHO; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 34548304772     PISSN: 14710358     EISSN: 14710366     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0366.2007.00154.x     Document Type: Article

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