Construction labour, mobility and non-standard employment
2016
13
17-22
clandestine employment ; construction industry ; freedom of movement ; occupational safety ; outsourcing ; temporary employment ; working conditions ; social dumping ; trade union document
Construction industry
English
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"Construction industry workers were long regarded as enjoying not unfavourable working conditions. While their work was hard, the rewards included a high level of job security, decent pay, and various bonuses. This state of affairs was knocked off balance by the free movement of labour in an eastwards enlarged Europe where job competition among European building workers triggered a downward wage spiral as well as deteriorating working and safety conditions."
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