Trade Unions and Labour Movements in the Asia-Pacific Region

Trade Unions and Labour Movements in the Asia-Pacific Region
Author: Byoung-Hoon Lee
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 388
Release: 2019-09-16
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0429576080

Recent developments in the world economy, including deindustrialisation and the digital revolution, have led to an increasingly individualistic relationship between workers and employers, which in turn has weakened labour movements and worker representation. However, this process is not universal, including in some countries of Asia, where trade unions are closely aligned with the interests of the dominant political party and the state. This book considers the many challenges facing trade unions and worker representation in a wide range of Asian countries. For each country, full background is given on how trade unions and other forms of worker representation have arisen. Key questions then considered include the challenges facing trade unions and worker representation in each country, the extent to which these are a result of global or local developments and the actions being taken by trade unions and worker representative bodies to cope with the challenges. This book is dedicated to the memory of Professor Keith Thurley, London School of Economics.

The Political Role of Labor in Developing Countries

The Political Role of Labor in Developing Countries
Author: Bruce H. Millen
Publisher:
Total Pages: 174
Release: 1963
Genre: Developing countries
ISBN:

Monograph on political aspects of trade unionism in developing countries - covers administrative aspects, financial aspects, leadership problems, interest groups and pluralism, the union's role in nationalism, union and political party relationships, collective bargaining constraints, etc. Bibliography pp. 138 to 142.

Women and Labour Organizing in Asia

Women and Labour Organizing in Asia
Author: Kaye Broadbent
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 193
Release: 2007-12-21
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1134125275

Providing a full account of the role of women in union activism in Asia, covering all the major economies of the region, this book successfully challenges the prevailing conception of women workers in Asia as passive and uninterested in industrial issues.