Title | Building Global Worker Power in a Time of Crisis |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2013 |
Authors | Feingold, Cathy |
Journal | New Labor Forum |
Volume | 22 |
Issue | 2 |
Pagination | 45 - 50 |
Keywords | anti-worker policies, employment protection, global economy, globalization, International Financial Institutions, labor market flexibilization, trade unions |
Abstract | The article focuses on issues concerning the global economy and employment protection. It notes that governments and the International Financial Institutions (IFI) have utilized the global economic and jobs crisis to impose an anti-worker policy agenda. Critical topics such as labor market flexibilization as well as trade unions are discussed. |