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Union responses to the rise of precarious youth employment in Greece
Author(s) -
Kretsos Lefteris
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
industrial relations journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.525
H-Index - 3
eISSN - 1468-2338
pISSN - 0019-8692
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-2338.2011.00634.x
Subject(s) - representation (politics) , vulnerability (computing) , work (physics) , political science , precarious work , european union , trade union , sociology , political economy , demographic economics , labour economics , business , economics , law , politics , economic policy , engineering , mechanical engineering , computer security , computer science
The ways unions have responded so far to the emergence of precarious employment among young people in Greece are critically analysed in this article. The analysis considers that traditional forms of regulation and union representation are not effective in protecting young workers from the risk of vulnerability at work. It further makes the case for a radical strategic reorientation of the Greek trade unions placing greater emphasis on organising and attracting young precarious workers through more appropriate representation structures and engagement strategies at the workplace level.