Sex Worker Union Organising

An International Study
2006. Auflage 2006
ISBN: 978-1-4039-4925-7
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 252 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 221 mm, Gewicht: 435 g

This is the first study of the emerging phenomenon of sex workers, asserting that they are entitled to workers' rights. Drawing on examples from Australia, Britain, Canada, Germany, The Netherlands, New Zealand and the USA the book analyzes the contexts for this struggle and the opportunities and challenges facing these unionization projects.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Gall, Gregor

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction The 'Sex Work' Discourse and Debate The Political Economy of the Sex Industry Antecedents of Organising Sex Workers Sex Worker Union Organising in the United States Glimpsing the Potential?: The GMB / IUSW in Britain Sex Worker Organising in Australia, The Netherlands, Germany, Canada and New Zealand Propensities to Organise Barriers to Organising Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

GREGOR GALL is Professor of Industrial Relations and Director of the Centre for Employment Studies at the University of Hertforshire, UK. He is author of books on postal workers and trade unionism in Scotland and editor of two volumes on union recognition.