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| Autor/in | Smith, Rebecca |
|---|---|
| Titel | Legal Protections and Advocacy for Contingent or "Casual" Workers in the United States: A Case Study in Day Labor |
| Quelle | In: Social Indicators Research, 88 (2008) 1, S.197-213 (17 Seiten)
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| Sprache | englisch |
| Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
| ISSN | 0303-8300 |
| DOI | 10.1007/s11205-007-9209-0 |
| Schlagwörter | Wages; Labor; Laborers; Court Litigation; Personal Narratives; Case Studies; Laws; Leadership; Social Change; Surveys; Employment; Civil Rights; Work Environment |
| Abstract | Contingent, non-standard or "casual" work is present in large numbers in virtually every sector of the United States economy. Staffing strategies that use subcontracted or contingent work--strategies that once characterized only some low-wage workers such as garment and agriculture--have now spread to virtually every area of industry, including high tech and finance. United States law is a patchwork of provisions in separate federal statutes--and sometimes in each of the 50 states--governing whether a particular individual is an "employee." Day laborers in the United States have particular challenges enforcing their limited rights. To address the issues of vulnerable low-wage workers being locked out of labor protections, activists have developed a number of strategies, including litigation and legislative campaigns. These strategies have more recently been broadened to facilitate developing leadership in a new social movement. In this article I draw a portrait of the day labor workforce from city- and state-based surveys of day laborers themselves. I then discuss strategies employed by day laborers to advance their workplace rights. (As Provided). |
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| Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |
| Update | 2017/4/10 |
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