Labour exploitation and work-based harm

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Labour exploitation and work-based harm
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Sam Scott
SeriesStudies in social harm
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:296
Dimensions(mm): Height 234,Width 156
ISBN/Barcode 9781447322047
ClassificationsDewey:331.1173
Audience
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Policy Press
Imprint Policy Press
Publication Date 25 April 2018
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

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, union officials, activists and consumers.

Author Biography

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 reports for the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) on forced labour in the UK. Before this, he examined employers` attitudes to migrant and indigenous labour in the food industry (2007-2009). He has published widely on these issues.

Reviews

"A cogent and compelling framework for identifying and tackling the systematic embeddedness of workplace exploitation." Mick Wilkinson, University of Hull