Slavery and Liberation in Hotels, Restaurants and Bars

This book explores workforce slavery and liberation in the hospitality industry, focusing on the exploitation of vulnerable workers through low pay and employment practices. It offers insights into empowerment through liberative trade unions and worker co-operatives and adopts a cross-cultural approach, including chapters on Brazil and the Netherlands. It is a significant resource for upper-level students and researchers in hospitality, human resource management, human rights, and business ethics.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 194 pages
Publication date: 01 August 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This groundbreaking book is the first to explore the intertwined issues of workforce slavery and liberation within the commercial hotel, restaurant, and bar sectors, which are particularly vulnerable to potential illegal actions and reputational damage due to their involuntary involvement in human trafficking and sexual exploitation. Slavery, a cruel and inhumane form of labor exploitation, is universally condemned and illegal in Western Europe and most of the industrialized world. However, a new form of slavery has emerged, known as "neo-slavery," which oppresses the powerless through low pay and employment practices that predominantly serve the interests of the employer. This book delves into the most exploitative forms of slavery, neo-slavery, and human trafficking in the hotel industry, offering valuable insights into empowerment through liberative trade unions and worker co-operatives.

The study employs a multifaceted cross-cultural approach, encompassing in-depth chapters on Brazil and the Netherlands, as well as a wealth of examples from the UK, thereby exposing the topic as an international problem. Written by esteemed international specialists, this significant book has a broad appeal to upper-level students and researchers in the fields of hospitality, particularly those interested in human resource management within the hospitality and hotel industry, as well as human rights issues and business ethics.

By examining the prevalence of workforce slavery and liberation in the hospitality industry, this book sheds light on the urgent need for comprehensive policies and practices to protect workers from exploitation and ensure their rights and well-being. It also highlights the role of trade unions and worker co-operatives in empowering workers and promoting fair labor practices, fostering a more equitable and sustainable industry.

Weight: 380g
Dimension: 216 x 138 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367558482