Analyzes EU posted work in theory and practice from the point of view of the posted worker and identifies emerging structures of access and denial to labor rights for temporary intra-EU migrant workers based on extensive qualitative data collection in Germany.

The construction industry in Korea is characterized by a complex pyramid structure comprised of one main construction company (“main contractor”) and several layers of subcontractors. The prevailing form of employment relationship is informal and indirect employment via intermediaries or...

This thesis is composed of three different chapters focusing on labour market policies, unemployment and the construction industry. The analyses aim to contribute to the microeconomic theory, proving three different concepts of externally caused variations, affecting both, the labour market...