Faith in unions: From safe spaces to organised labour?

Capital and Class

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 239-262

  Holgate, Jane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ethnic minorities; IAF; living wage; London Citizens; migrant labour; Religion; social networks; trade unions

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887437648     PISSN: 03098168     EISSN: 20410980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0309816813484567     Document Type: Article

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