The labour market experiences and strategies of young undocumented migrants

Work, Employment and Society

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 272-287

  Bloch, Alice ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

employment; ethnic enclaves; exploitation; social capital; social networks; undocumented migrants

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876270526     PISSN: 09500170     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0950017012460313     Document Type: Article

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