A race to the bottom? Trade unions EU enlargement and the free movement of labour

European Journal of Industrial Relations

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 49-69

  Krings, Torben ^a  

^a DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY   (Ireland)

Author keywords

EU enlargement; free movement of labour; labour standards; migration; trade unions

Indexed keywords

EID: 61849097145     PISSN: 09596801     EISSN: 14617129     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0959680108100165     Document Type: Article

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