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Introduction: what is at stake regarding the collective representation of contingent workers?

In: Contingent Workers’ Voice in Southern Europe

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  • Sofía Pérez de Guzmán
  • Marcela Iglesias-Onofrio
  • Ivana Pais

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The introductory chapter aims to outline the theoretical and methodological framework of the book. The chapter starts with a discussion around the definition of atypical and contingent work arrangements, and continues by introducing the scientific debate on the current troubles and opportunities for contingent workers' collective representation. Specifically, it focuses on two recent developments that, although they do not necessarily pose new challenges, certainly make old issues more apparent. These developments are: the rise of the gig economy and the spread of new values and expectations attached to work. The chapter finally presents an overview of the book, in which some innovative initiatives for the protection, organization and representation of contingent workers have been developed in Spain and Italy in recent years and the criteria for their selection are presented.

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  • Sofía Pérez de Guzmán & Marcela Iglesias-Onofrio & Ivana Pais, 2023. "Introduction: what is at stake regarding the collective representation of contingent workers?," Chapters, in: Sofía Pérez de Guzmán & Marcela Iglesias-Onofrio & Ivana Pais (ed.), Contingent Workers’ Voice in Southern Europe, chapter 1, pages 1-18, Edward Elgar Publishing.
    • Handle: RePEc:elg:eechap:21188_1
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