European Journal of Industrial Relations
Volume 13, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 199-218

Labour standards and migration in the New Europe: Post-communist legacies and perspectives (Article)

Woolfson C.*
  • a University of Latvia, Latvia, University of Glasgow, United Kingdom, University of Latvia, Latvia, Department of Labour Studies, University of Glasgow, United Kingdom, School of Law, University of Glasgow, The Square, Glasgow G12, 8QQ, United Kingdom

Abstract

The post-communist New Member States of Eastern Europe have experienced significant forms of labour exploitation, with deterioration in labour standards and the working environment. This is leading to increasing labour force 'exit' on a scale not hitherto anticipated. Migrant workers from the Baltic states, paid lower wages and with poorer working conditions, have been at the centre of a number of high-profile labour disputes in the EU-15. This article uses Latvia as a case study in order to discuss the implications of increasing labour migration for the New Member States and for labour standards in the wider EU. © 2007 SAGE.

Author Keywords

labour migration New Member States Post-communism Labour standards Latvia

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DOI: 10.1177/0959680107078253
ISSN: 09596801
Cited by: 54
Original Language: English