It is supposed to be the freest labor in the world. The worker picks ad chooses the type of labor he or she want to provide, and to some extent, the hours, compensation, and duration of
employment. This would be true, if the worker had any other option than to take temporary labor, or had access to labor organizations such as unions. These nine articles examine the true nature
of temporary work around the world, particularly where the temporary ways of the worklife (no benefits, little accommodation) are hurtful to the workers. Topics include insecurity in the new
world of work, temporary staffing in a volatile economy, regulation in the European Union, placing Filipino caregivers in Canadian homes, the creation of distinctive national temporary staffing
markets, the persistence of unfree labor in South Africa and Namibia, the emerging temporary worker market in China, the regulation of unfree temporary work in the UK, and leased labor and the
erosion of workers’ protection in Quebec. Annotation ©2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
