Migrant-local hiring queues in the UK food industry

Population, Space and Place

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 459-471

  Scott, Sam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Europe; Food; Hiring queue; Labour; Migration; Recruitment

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; DOMESTIC WORK; EUROPEAN UNION; FOOD INDUSTRY; HORTICULTURE; LABOR MARKET; LABOR MIGRATION; RECRUITMENT (EMPLOYMENT); WORKPLACE;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84880328800     PISSN: 15448444     EISSN: 15448452     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/psp.1734     Document Type: Article

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