The 2008 financial crisis marked the beginning of a prolonged and ongoing period of extreme economic turbulence that has created multiple challenges for both governments and national systems of labour administration. Difficult economic conditions are encouraging a reevaluation of established...

This book broadens the research on the underworld of precarious and not-represented workers, through a selection of original case studies from across the globe written by leading experts. The book unveils the working conditions affecting this vast labour force that is so important to capital...

The ongoing relationships between emigrants and their families, friends, and business contacts in their home countries can increase outbound and inbound crossborder travel, while cross-border tourism and business and study trips can trigger migration. New communication technologies, such as...