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Sam Scott - Labour Exploitation and Work-Based Harm - 9781447322030 - V9781447322030
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Labour Exploitation and Work-Based Harm

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Description for Labour Exploitation and Work-Based Harm Hardback. This book provides a critical understanding of contemporary forced labour as a global social problem and argues that it should be located within the broader study of work-based harm. Series: Studies in Social Harm. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFF; JKV; KNXC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
This book is the first to look at labour exploitation from a social harm perspective, arguing that, as a global social problem, it should be located within the broader study of work-based harm. Written by an expert in policy orientated research, he critiques existing approaches to the study of workplace exploitation, abuse and forced labour. Mapping out a new sub-discipline, this innovative book aims to shift power from employers to workers to reduce levels of labour exploitation and work-based harm. It is relevant to academics from many fields as well as legislators, policy makers, politicians, employers, ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Policy Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Series
Studies in Social Harm
Condition
New
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
Bristol, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781447322030
SKU
V9781447322030
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99-15

About Sam Scott
Sam Scott is Senior Lecturer in Human Geography at the University of Gloucestershire. He specialises in international migration, labour markets and workplace regulation. He has worked at the Universities of Sheffield, Liverpool, Bristol and Exeter, studied at the University of Sheffield and the Sorbonne in Paris, and has extensive experience of research consultancy. Most recently (2010-2012) Sam completed two ... Read more

Reviews for Labour Exploitation and Work-Based Harm
A cogent and compelling framework for identifying and tackling the systematic embeddedness of workplace exploitation. Mick Wilkinson, University of Hull

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