Religion at work: The role of faith-based organizations in the London living wage campaign

Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 443-461

  Wills, Jane ^a   Datta, Kavita ^a   Evans, Yara ^a   Herbert, Joanna ^a   May, Jon ^a   McIlwaine, Cathy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Faith and labour; Living wage campaigns; London's low waged labour market; Migration and religion

Indexed keywords

EID: 73949153991     PISSN: 17521378     EISSN: 17521386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cjres/rsp016     Document Type: Conference Paper

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