Globalization, flexibilization and working conditions in Asia and the Pacific
Published:
2010
Publisher:
International Labour Office, Geneva, Switzerland
Globalization, institutional reforms and workers: changes and outcomes / S. Lee and F. Eyraud -- Trade union rights adn trade competiveness: Asia in a global context / D. Kucera -- The regulation of working conditions in Asia and the Pacific:...
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Globalization, institutional reforms and workers: changes and outcomes / S. Lee and F. Eyraud -- Trade union rights adn trade competiveness: Asia in a global context / D. Kucera -- The regulation of working conditions in Asia and the Pacific: flexibility, fragmentation and workers' rights / D. McCann -- Australia: institutional changes and workforce framentation / I. Campbell -- Japan: the resilience of employment relationships and the challanging conditions of work / K. Kubo -- The Republic of Korea: from flexibility to segmentation / B.H. Lee and B.S. Yoo -- Indonesia: the search for alternatives / D. Widarti -- The Philippines: changes at the workplace / J.V. Sibal and others -- Thailand: globalizations and unprotected workers / S. Siengthai -- China: economic transition, employment flexibility and security / L. Chen and B. Hou -- Viet Nam: workers in transition / Q.V. Dao This book represents a unique study which reviews employment conditions in Asia and the Pacific in the context of globalization and increasing pressure towards flexibilization. It places a strong focus on the diverging experiences of individual workers in their employment conditions such as employment status, wages/incomes, working time, work organizations and health and safety. Along with thematic studies concerning the roles of workers voice and labour regulation in determining employment conditions, this book includes nine country studies which have been undertaken based on a common research framework for a more rigorous comparison in the region. A systematic review of employment conditions in the countries which are carefully selected in the regionNational-level analysis based on a common research frameworkA highly analytical and timely analysis of workers voice and labour regulation with respect to employment conditions
Includes bibliographical references (p. 413-444) and index
S. Lee and F. EyraudTrade union rights adn trade competiveness: Asia in a global context / D. Kucera: Globalization, institutional reforms and workers: changes and outcomes
D. McCann: The regulation of working conditions in Asia and the Pacific: flexibility, fragmentation and workers' rights
I. Campbell: Australia: institutional changes and workforce framentation
K. Kubo: Japan: the resilience of employment relationships and the challanging conditions of work
B.H. Lee and B.S. Yoo: The Republic of Korea: from flexibility to segmentation
D. Widarti: Indonesia: the search for alternatives
J.V. Sibal and others: The Philippines: changes at the workplace
S. Siengthai: Thailand: globalizations and unprotected workers
L. Chen and B. Hou: China: economic transition, employment flexibility and security
