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Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society 2009 2(3):443-461; doi:10.1093/cjres/rsp016
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This article appears in the following Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society issue: Transforming Work: New Forms of Employment and their Regulation [View the issue table of contents]

Religion at work: the role of faith-based organizations in the London living wage campaign

Jane Wills, Kavita Datta, Yara Evans, Joanna Herbert, Jon May and Cathy McIlwaine

Department of Geography, Queen Mary, University of London, Mile End Road, London E1 4NS, UK. j.wills{at}qmul.ac.uk, k.datta{at}qmul.ac.uk, y.evans{at}qmul.ac.uk, j.herbert{at}qmul.ac.uk, j.may{at}qmul.ac.uk, c.j.mcilwaine{at}qmul.ac.uk


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This paper makes a contribution to debate about the intervention of religious organizations in matters of industrial relations, labour markets and public policy in relation to work. We draw on new empirical data to explore the involvement of low-paid migrant workers in faith organizations and relate this to the ways in which faith organizations have begun to engage in political campaigns to challenge the nature of work and immigration control. Using the example of London Citizens’ living wage and regularization campaigns, the paper explores the basis on which faith organizations can provide the space for social and political solidarity among and beyond immigrants in low-paid jobs in London today.

Keywords: migration and religion, faith and labour, living wage campaigns, London's low-waged labour market

Received on November 5, 2008. Accepted on April 27, 2009.

JEL Classifications: J01


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