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Newcomers In Workplace

Immigrants and the Restructing of the U.S. Economy

Louise Lamphere author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Temple University Press,U.S.

Published:30th Jan '94

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Documents and dramatizes the changing face of the American workplace, transformed in the 1980s by immigrant workers in all sectors. This collection of ethnographies aims to capture the stench of meatpacking plants, the clatter of sewing machines, the sweat of construction sites, and the strain of management-employee relations.Case studies capture the experiences, difficulties, and determination of immigrant workers

"Through close analysis of the changing workplace in three U.S. communities, these informative academic essays chart the variety of work experience for new immigrants."
Publishers Weekly

ISBN: 9781566391313

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320 pages