Vulnerability, Exploitation and Migrants

Insecure Work in a Globalised Economy

• Author(s): Gary Craig, Louise Waite, Hannah Lewis, Klara Skrivankova,
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK
• Pages: 272
• ISBN_10: 1137460407
  ISBN_13: 9781137460400
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Social Science / Emigration & Immigration , Social Science / Sociology / General , Business & Economics / Labor / General , Political Science / Public Policy / Social Policy , Political Science / International Relations / Trade & Tariffs , Political Science / Globalization , Business & Economics / Office Management , Social Science / Research , Political Science / Public Policy / Social Services & Welfare , Political Science / General , Political Science / International Relations / General , Political Science / Public Policy / Economic Policy ,

Description:... Globalization, the economic crisis and related policies of austerity have led to a growth in extreme exploitation at work, with migrants particularly vulnerable. This book explores the lives of the growing numbers of severely exploited labourers in the world today, questioning how we can respond to such globalized patterns of extreme inequality.