New interest in labour and union internationalism has developed over the last10-15 years. This collection, co-edited by scholars from an older and youngergeneration, is a very original attempt to grapple with the challenges of globalisation for labor. The collection includes contributions from academics and activists based in the North and South. INDICE: Place, Space and the New Labour Internationalisms.Introduction: Place, Space and the New Labour Internationalisms: Beyond the Fragments? Peter Waterman and Jane Wills.1. New Developments in Trade Union Internationalism:.Trade Union Internationalism in the Age of Seattle: Peter Waterman.Southern Unionism and the New Labour Internationalism: Rob Lambert and Eddie Webster.Rethinking the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions and its Inter-American Regional Organization: Kjeld Jakobsen.Transnational Capital, Urban Globalisation and Cross-Border Solidarity: The Case of the South African Municipal Workers: Franco Barchiesi.Labor Internationalism and the Contradictions of Globalization: Or, Why the Local is Sometimes Still Important in a Global Economy: Andrew Herod.2. New Issues for Labour Internationalism:.World Trade and Worker's Rights: In Search of an Internationalist Position: Rohini Hensman.NAFTA's Labor Side Agreement and International Labor Solidarity: Lance Compa.European Integration and Industrial Relations: A Case of Variable Geometry? Richard Hyman.Uneven Geographies of Capital and Labour: The Lessons of European Works Councils: Jane Wills.Women Workers and the Promise of Ethical Trade in the Globalised Garment Industry: A Serious Beginning? Angela Hale and Linda Shaw.Propositions on Trade Unions and Informal Employment in Times of Globalisation, Dan Gallin.A Manifesto Against Femicide: Melissa Wright.Union Responses to Mass Immigration: The Case of Miami, USA: Bruce Nissen and Guillermo Grenier.Index.
- ISBN: 978-1-4443-9752-9
- Editorial: Wiley-Blackwell
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 312
- Fecha Publicación: 27/03/2012
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés