The Labour Movement in the Global South: Trade Unions in Sri Lanka

ISBN-13: 9780415580809 / Angielski / Twarda / 2010 / 214 str.

Sumithra Janaka Biyanwila

Opis

Workers and trade unions in the global south, or the poorer economies made up of Asian, African and Latino workers, are faced with many challenges. This book explains why unions in Sri Lanka illustrate a broader phenomenon of the global south in general, where most workers operate outside the terrain of formal labour markets.

Spis treści

1. Introduction: Sri Lanka, the Global South and Worker Struggles  2. History of Unions in Sri Lanka: The Colonial State and Political Unionism  3. The Nurses and a Monk: Limits of Economic Unionism  4. Plantation Workers and Anti-Tamil Violence: Struggles of Political Unionism  5. Free Trade Zone Workers and Allianced: Building a Movement Unionism  6. Conclusion: Renewing Movement Politics and Global Labour Solidarity

O autorze

S. Janaka Biyanwila is a part-time lecturer in Employment Relations at the Business School of the University of Western Australia. His work explores labour relations with particular interests in the global South intertwining issues of development, nationalism, social movements, gender and civil society.