LEADER 03895nam 2200661 a 450 001 9910822194703321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-282-99038-1 010 $a9786612990380 010 $a0-231-51956-7 024 7 $a10.7312/hens14800 035 $a(CKB)2560000000055079 035 $a(EBL)908749 035 $a(OCoLC)826476326 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000488510 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12191802 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000488510 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10451138 035 $a(PQKB)10911285 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000340738 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC908749 035 $a(DE-B1597)458932 035 $a(OCoLC)704519876 035 $a(OCoLC)979879978 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780231519564 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL908749 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10440277 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL299038 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000055079 100 $a20100506d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||#|||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aWorkers, unions, and global capitalism $elessons from India /$fRohini Hensman 210 $aNew York $cColumbia University Press$dc2011 215 $a1 online resource (441 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-231-14800-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aEmancipatory action research into workers' struggles -- Defining globalization -- Four sources of the global crisis of 2008 -- Capital, the state, and trade union rights -- Employees' unions: an experiment in union democracy -- Informal labor: the struggle for legal recognition -- Working women and reproductive labor -- Employment creation and welfare -- International strategies -- Conclusion: toward global solidarity. 330 $aWhile it's easy to blame globalization for shrinking job opportunities, dangerous declines in labor standards, and a host of related discontents, the "flattening" of the world has also created unprecedented opportunities for worker organization. By expanding employment in developing countries, especially for women, globalization has formed a basis for stronger workers' rights, even in remote sites of production. Using India's labor movement as a model, Rohini Hensman charts the successes and failures, strengths and weaknesses, of the struggle for workers' rights and organization in a rich and varied nation. As Indian products gain wider acceptance in global markets, the disparities in employment conditions and union rights between such regions as the European Union and India's vast informal sector are exposed, raising the issue of globalization's implications for labor. Hensman's study examines the unique pattern of "employees' unionism," which emerged in Bombay in the 1950's, before considering union responses to recent developments, especially the drive to form a national federation of independent unions. A key issue is how far unions can resist protectionist impulses and press for stronger global standards, along with the mechanisms to enforce them. After thoroughly unpacking this example, Hensman zooms out to trace the parameters of a global labor agenda, calling for a revival of trade unionism, the elimination of informal labor, and reductions in military spending to favor funding for comprehensive welfare and social security systems. 606 $aLabor$zIndia 606 $aLabor movement$zIndia 606 $aGlobalization$xEconomic aspects 615 0$aLabor 615 0$aLabor movement 615 0$aGlobalization$xEconomic aspects. 676 $a331.880954 700 $aHensman$b Rohini$f1948-$01725080 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910822194703321 996 $aWorkers, unions, and global capitalism$94127701 997 $aUNINA