Trade unions in the "South" in the era of globalization / Joseph Ramos.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Ramos, Joseph, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Drugs Crime and Terrorism.

Local Subjects:

Drugs Crime and Terrorism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (24 pages)

Contained In:

CEPAL Review Vol. 2010, no. 100, p. 97-120 2010:100<97 16840348

Place of Publication:

New York : United Nations, 2010.

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Summary:

This article examines the effects of globalization on the trade union movement in developing countries (the "South"). It concludes, first, that globalization has been asymmetrical: much further-reaching for trade in goods than for capital flows, weak for technology transfer and very limited in migratory flows. Second, it examines the role and economic repercussions of labour unions. It finds that, contrary to the orthodox view, these have little negative impact on employment but do significantly reduce wage inequalities. In view of the shift in the South since the 1980s away from development strategies based on import substitution aimed at domestic markets and towards export-oriented strategies, the final section proposes new tasks and priorities for unions that are more consistent with this strategic reorientation, both at the national and international levels as well as within firms.

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