Trade union strategies towards global production systems [electronic resource].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

International Labour Office, author, issuing body.

Series:

International journal of labour research ; 2009, v. 1., issue 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Labor unions.

International labor activities.

Globalization--Economic aspects.

Globalization.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (109 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Geneva : International Labour Office, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

International Journal of Labour Research is a new journal launched in Fall 2009 by the Bureau of Workers' Activities of the ILO. Its aim is to provide an overview of recent research on labour and social policies from trade union researchers and academics around the world. The journal is multidisciplinary and of interest to trade union researchers, labour ministries and academics of all relevant disciplines worldwide - industrial relations, sociology, law, economics and political science.

Contents:

Title page; Copyright information; CONTENTS; Foreword; Editorial; Business as usual? Governing the supply chain in clothing - Post MFA phase-out: The case of Cambodia. Doug Miller; Feedingthe financial marketsFood corporations and the financializationof global production systems. Hidayat Greenfield; At loggerheads? Global production chains and sustainable development in the forest industry. Olfa Khazri, Peter Poschen, Bob Ramsay; Attracting foreign investment at all costs? The case of export processing zones (EPZs) and Ramatex in Namibia. Herbert Jauch; Digital reorganization. Susan Hayter

Organizingthe high-tech ghettos of globalization. Jenny Holdcroft

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

92-2-122727-8

OCLC:

767502534