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Author: J. Kraus
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2007-12-09
Total Pages: 305
ISBN-13: 023061003X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn this book, top scholars look at the efficacy of trade union and worker protest in overthrowing authoritarian governments in Africa. The analytical introduction and case studies from major African countries argue that unions were often the most important single social force in the democratization process.
Author: Craig Phelan
Publisher: Trade Unions. Past, Present and Future
Published: 2011
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9783034301176
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWest African trade unionism past and present / Craig Phelan -- The Confédération générale du travail (CGT) in West Africa: the difficulties of constructing trade union internationalism / Anne-Catherine Wagner -- The 1947-48 railway strike in West Africa / James Jones -- Trade unions and nationalism in French Guinea, 1945-58 / Elizabeth Schmidt -- Trade unions in The Gambia, 1929-2010 / David Perfect -- Trade unionism among teachers in Benin since 1945 / Azizou Chabi Imorou -- Trade unions, democratic transition and organisational challenge: the Ghana Trades Union Congress, 1989-2009 / Kwamina Panford -- Political pluralism and the trade union movement in Mali / Ousmane Oumarou Sidibe -- Trade unions and the informal economy in Ghana / Akua Britwum -- Trade unions and politics in Guinea since independence / Mohamed Saliou Camara -- On social partnership in West Africa / George Minet.
Author: Sakhela Buhlungu
Publisher:
Published: 2013
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9789004251397
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCOSATU's Contested Legacy analyses the dilemmas and opportunities of trade unionism in contemporary South Africa. The volume brings into sharp relief the contestation that union activists engage in as they seek to chart a future trajectory for trade unionism.
Author: Björn Beckmann
Publisher:
Published: 2010-06
Total Pages: 219
ISBN-13: 9780796923073
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis volume examines the political role of trade unions in seven African countries and the various ways in which they seek to influence political parties and the state. Whereas some, like the Nigeria Labour Congress, push for a political party of their own, others, such as COSATU in South Africa, opt to engage with the power struggles in the ruling party. In Namibia and Uganda unions have been incorporated by a one-party dominated state while in Ghana, unions insist on being autonomous. There is also a move towards autonomy in Senegal, despite the plurality of unions with party affiliations. In the case of Zimbabwe, unions took the lead in creating an alternative alliance in opposition to a repressive state. Trade Unions and Party Politics provides a finely tuned critique of the impact achieved by these strategies, within the context of both the unique forces shaping them and the looming shadow of the new global economy.
Author: Praveen Jha
Publisher: Springer Nature
Published: 2021-02-24
Total Pages: 496
ISBN-13: 9813346353
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book provides a focus on some of the main markers and challenges that are at the core of the study of structural transformations in contemporary capitalism and their implications for labour in the Global South. It examines the diverse perspectives and regional and social variations that characterise labour relations as a result of the uneven development which is an important facet of the intensification of capitalist accumulation.. The book provides important insights into the impact of the crises of capitalism on the wellbeing of labour at different historical junctures. Some of the issues covered by it include the conditions of work, and the changing composition of laboring classes and/or working people. The chapters also throw light on the multiple trajectories in the development of labour relations and employment in the Global South, especially after the ascendancy and domination of neoliberal finance capitalism. Some of the major aspects considered by the essays include the decentering of production and development of global value systems, crisis of social reproduction, and the rising informalisation of work.
Author: Sakhela Buhlungu
Publisher: HSRC Press
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 276
ISBN-13: 9780796921277
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Author: Opoku Agyeman
Publisher: Lexington Books
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 400
ISBN-13: 9780739106204
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA work of masterful scholarship and powerful feeling, The Failure of Grassroots Pan-Africanism traces the history of a Pan-Africanist inspired non-aligned trade union federation, the All-African Trade Union Federation (AATUF) set up in 1961. This thoroughly researched analysis establishes the multiple causes of the tragic failure of the AATUF to fulfill its mission
Author: Jean Meynaud
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Published: 1967
Total Pages: 242
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Makhan Singh
Publisher:
Published: 1969
Total Pages: 378
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKStudy of the historical origins and evolution of the trade union movement in Kenya up to 1952 - covers political aspects, nationalist and labour movements, union membership, collective agreements, labour relations, leadership, strikes, grievances, aspects of social participation, etc.
Author: Magnus Sverke
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2019-05-23
Total Pages: 375
ISBN-13: 0429788649
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFirst published in 1997, this volume discusses the conditions for contemporary and future unionism in the light of recent economic, political and managerial changes. It presents theoretical and empirical research from Australia, Austria, Canada, Denmark, Italy, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Russia, South Africa, Sweden and the United States. Part 2 provides a rich international description of threats and challenges to contemporary and future unionism. Part 3 focuses on union strategical and structural change. Part 4 is concerned with the consequences of the changing union environment for member-union relations. Magnus Sverke and the contributors here present research addressing how the changing environmental conditions affect unions and their members and demonstrate the importance of applying an international and multi-disciplinary perspective on the analysis of these issues.
