Coerced, Forced and Unfree Labour: Geographies of Exploitation in Contemporary Labour Markets

Geography Compass

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 137-148

  Strauss, Kendra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPITALISM; EXPLOITATION; HUMAN CAPITAL; LABOR DIVISION; LABOR MARKET; LABOR MIGRATION; LABOR PARTICIPATION; LABOR RELATIONS; LEGISLATIVE IMPLEMENTATION; SOCIAL CAPITAL; TRAFFICKING;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84857951932     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17498198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-8198.2011.00474.x     Document Type: Article

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