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Labour Mobility in Construction: European Implications of the Laval un Partneri Dispute with Swedish Labour

Author(s) -

Charles Woolfson,

Jeff Sommers

Publication year - 2006

Publication title -

european journal of industrial relations

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.251

H-Index - 43

eISSN - 1461-7129

pISSN - 0959-6801

DOI - 10.1177/0959680106061371

Subject(s) - directive , european union , accession , latvian , social partners , social dialogue , political science , member states , trade union , labour law , international trade , business , law , linguistics , philosophy , computer science , programming language

The accession to the European Union of new member states from central and easternEurope, with weak trade union movements, poorly developed social dialogue andinferior working conditions, has been viewed as a threat to regulated labourstandards in the EU-15. This article examines a high-profile labour dispute arisingfrom the conditions of Latvian construction contract labour in Sweden. The disputeexposes weaknesses in the protective floor of minimum standards offered by theposted workers Directive. It also goes to the core of the debate about thepreservation of a ‘European social model’ and the proposedServices Directive

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