Abstract
The article discusses the challenges of transnational labor organizing in globalized production. In a first step, the power asymmetries between capital and labor in global supply chain capitalism are identified on the basis of various parameters. Drawing on empirical research, actors, content and forms of action in North and South are then categorized, and transnational initiatives to enforce social rights and better working conditions are presented. The article distinguishes between activities supported by (global) trade unions and those by transnational NGO networks, elucidating their strengths, weaknesses and dilemmas of such efforts. Finally, positive examples and recommendations for cross-border action and solidarity are proposed.
| Translated title of the contribution | Cross-border production, limited rights: transnational organizing of labor activism in global commodity chains |
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| Original language | German (Austria) |
| Pages (from-to) | 62-78 |
| Number of pages | 16 |
| Journal | WISO - Wirtschafts- und sozialpolitische Zeitschrift |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| Publication status | Published - Dec 2023 |
Fields of science
- 504 Sociology
- 504002 Sociology of work
- 509023 Development research