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Subcontracted Labor

Subcontracted Labor is a form of labor arrangement within the working-class experience in which a worker is hired not directly by the primary employer but through an intermediary firm or agent, thereby distinguishing it from direct employment by the principal entity controlling the labor process.

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2017–2026

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Publications

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THE CONTINGENT ECONOMY: THE GROWTH OF THE TEMPORARY, PART-TIME AND SUBCONTRACTED WORKFORCE

Richard S. Belous · 1989 · 223 citations

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Subcontracted Employment and its Challenge to Labor

Jane Wills · Labor Studies Journal · 2008 · 165 citations

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Making Class Politics Possible: Organizing Contract Cleaners in London

Jane Wills · International Journal of Urban and Regional Research · 2008 · 156 citations

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The effects of subcontracting/ outsourcing on occupational health and safety: Survey evidence from four australian industries

Claire Mayhew, Michael Quintan, Rande Ferris · Safety Science · 1997 · 147 citations

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Transactions and Interactions: Everyday Life in the Peacekeeping Economy

Kathleen M. Jennings, Morten Bøås · Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding · 2015 · 141 citations · Full text

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Authors

91

  1. RM
    Robert MacKenzie

    University of Leeds, United Kingdom

    3 publications · 87 citations

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  2. YA
    Yaw A. Debrah

    Swansea University, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 98 citations

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  3. RS
    Richard S. Belous

    George Washington University, United States

    2 publications · 234 citations

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  4. SF
    Sarah Fielder

    University of Wales, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 86 citations

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  5. JW
    Jane Wills

    Queen Mary University of London, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 321 citations

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Institutions

46

  1. University of Leeds

    Leeds, United Kingdom

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    87 citations

  2. Universidad de Oviedo

    Oviedo, Spain

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    169 citations

  3. Universitat Pompeu Fabra

    Barcelona, Spain

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    338 citations

  4. International Labour Organization

    Geneva, Switzerland

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    68 citations

  5. Loughborough University

    Loughborough, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    77 citations

  6. Queen Mary University of London

    London, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    321 citations

  7. University of Wales

    Cardiff, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    170 citations

  8. University of the South Pacific

    Suva, Fiji

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    11 citations

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Venues

  1. Work Employment and Society

    WES · 6 publications · 208 citations

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  2. Work

    2 publications · 27 citations

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  3. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization

    2 publications · 151 citations

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  4. International Journal of Project Management

    2 publications · 137 citations

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  5. Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding

    1 publications · 141 citations

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