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Precarious lives : forced labour, exploitation and asylum /

This ground breaking book presents the first evidence of forced labour among displaced migrants who seek refuge in the UK. Through a critical engagement with contemporary debates about precarity, unfreedom and socio-legal status, the book explores how asylum and forced labour are linked, and enmeshe...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Lewis, Hannah (Author), Dwyer, Peter (Peter James) (Author), Hodkinson, Stuart (Author), Waite, Louise, 1975- (Author)
Corporate Author: Walter de Gruyter & Co
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Bristol : Policy Press, [2014]
Subjects:
Political refugees > Legal status, laws, etc.
Exploitation.
Forced labor.
Exploitation (Morale)
Travail forcé.
LAW > International.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Emigration & Immigration.
Exploitation
Forced labor
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This ground breaking book presents the first evidence of forced labour among displaced migrants who seek refuge in the UK. Through a critical engagement with contemporary debates about precarity, unfreedom and socio-legal status, the book explores how asylum and forced labour are linked, and enmeshed in a broader picture of modern slavery produced through globalised working conditions. Drawing on original evidence generated in fieldwork with refugees and asylum seekers, this is important reading for students and academics in social policy, social geography, sociology, politics, refugee, la.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781447306924
1447306929