Many civil society organizations and advocacy groups consider international human rights norms to offer a more promising avenue for protecting migrant workers from precarious employment than do claims based upon citizenship and the nation state. However, there is little research on how...

Introduction -- Socio-economics and conflict in sending remittances from New York City's unstable labour markets to Peru / Alex Julca -- Driving taxis in New York City : who wants to do it? / Diditi Mitra -- Organizing greengrocery workers in New York City / Immanuel Ness -- Models of worker...