Migrant workers: Challenges and opportunities in addressing tourism labour shortages

Tourism Management

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 662-671

  Joppe, Marion ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Labour migration; Migrant workers; Temporary foreign workers; Tourism

Indexed keywords

LABOR MIGRATION; MIGRANT WORKER; OECD; TOURISM;

EID: 84455172416     PISSN: None     EISSN: 02615177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tourman.2011.07.009     Document Type: Article

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