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...

1. Why and How to Study Trade Union Cooperation in Europe? -- 2. Patterns of transnational trade union cooperation in Europe -- 3. The European Trade Union Movement and the Issue of Statutory Minimum Wages -- 4. Revision of the EU Posting of Workers Directive, Social Dumping and Trade Unions’...

"Work has become more insecure and unequal. Corporate restructuring strategies hold a good share of the blame, as managers seek to cut costs and shift risk through downsizing, outsourcing, and intensifying performance management. Under what conditions do companies take alternative approaches to...