Regulatory enforcement of labour standards in an outsourcing globalized industry: The case of the shipping industry

Work, Employment and Society

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 711-726

  Bloor, Michael ^a   Sampson, Helen ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Globalization; Governance; Outsourcing; Seafaring; Training standards

Indexed keywords

EID: 72749122944     PISSN: 09500170     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0950017009344915     Document Type: Article

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