The Impact of Migration on the Gendering of Service Work: The Case of a West London Hotel

Gender, Work and Organization

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 635-657

  Dyer, Sarah ^a   McDowell, Linda ^a   Batnitzky, Adina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Emotional labour; Hospitality sector; Intersectionality; Migrant workers

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; GENDER ROLE; LABOR MIGRATION; MIGRANT WORKER; RECRUITMENT (EMPLOYMENT); SERVICE SECTOR;

ENGLAND; LONDON [ENGLAND]; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 77958570378     PISSN: 09686673     EISSN: 14680432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0432.2009.00480.x     Document Type: Article

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