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.
Table des matières
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
A propos de l’auteur
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.
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