Lee, Byoung-Hoon, Ng Sek-hong and
Russell D. Lansbury, eds. 2020. Trade Unions and Labour Movements in the
Asia-Pacific Region. London: Routledge.
Description
Recent developments in the world economy, including deindustrialisation
and the digital revolution, have led to an increasingly individualistic relationship
between workers and employers, which in turn has weakened labour
movements and worker representation. However, this process is not
universal, including in some countries of Asia, where trade unions are
closely aligned with the interests of the dominant political party and the
state. This book considers the many challenges facing trade unions and
worker representation in a wide range of Asian countries. For each country,
full background is given on how trade unions and other forms of worker
representation have arisen. Key questions then considered include the challenges
facing trade unions and worker representation in each country, the
extent to which these are a result of global or local developments and the
actions being taken by trade unions and worker representative bodies to
cope with the challenges.
