This paper is concerned with the evolutionary process of the global governance of labour migration, which has led to the progressive privatisation and commodification of international labour mobility. The focus is on the effects of such change on working conditions for migrants. In particular,...

Das Recht auf Lohn für geleistete Arbeit und einige weitere arbeitsrechtliche Mindeststandards gelten prinzipiell für alle Beschäftigten unabhängig vom Beschäftigungsverhältnis und vom Aufenthaltsstatus. Arbeitgeber, die von diesen Mindeststandards deutlich abweichen, verletzen nicht nur...

The following is a brief introduction to the book Suburban Sweatshops: The Fight for Immigrant Rights by Professor Gordon. In 1992, Gordon founded the Workplace Project to help immigrant workers in the underground suburban economy of Long Island, New York. In this book, she tells the unexpected...

Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. The New Sweatshops -- 2. The Workplace Project Story -- 3. Paths to Participation -- 4. Rights Talk and Collective Action -- 5. A Legal Clinic and Organizing -- 6. Noncitizen Citizenship -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index.

This paper looks into institutional and other macro determinants of prevalence of informal dependent employment, as well as informal self-employment, in European countries, using European Social Survey data on work without legal contract in on 30 countries, covering years 2004-2009. Consistently...