| Sex Worker Union Organising: An International Study 2006 Edition Contributor(s): Gall, Gregor (Author) |
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ISBN: 1403949255 ISBN-13: 9781403949257 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2006 Annotation: "Sex Worker Union Organising" is the first study of the emerging phenomenon of sex workers - prostitutes, exotic dancers such as lap dancers, porn models and actresses, and sex chatline workers - asserting that their economic activites are work and as such, they are entitled to workers' rights. The most developed instances of this struggle, in Australia, Britain, Canada, Germany The Netherlands, New Zealand and the US, have taken the form of unionisation. The book analyses the basis and contexts for this struggle and assesses the opportunities and challenges facing these unionisation projects. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Labor & Industrial Relations - Business & Economics | Industries - General - Psychology | Human Sexuality (see Also Social Science - Human Sexuality) |
| Dewey: 331.881 |
| LCCN: 2006044786 |
| Physical Information: 0.75" H x 5.51" W x 8.71" (0.96 lbs) 264 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |
