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Workers and social movements of the developing world: Time to rethink the scope of industrial relations?

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  • Ratna SEN
  • Chang-Hee LEE

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Against the background of decline in traditional industrial relations institutions in post-Fordist economies, the authors review the patterns of counter-movement to globalization that are emerging in the defence of workers in developing countries, with a particular focus on Asia. From the Marxian struggle they identify in China to the widely varied forms of protest and representational organization they observe in India, they argue for a more inclusive approach to industrial relations, both in practice and in research. The future, they suggest, will be shaped by the interplay of reform from above and the social movements spontaneously filling today's representational vacuum.

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  • Ratna SEN & Chang-Hee LEE, 2015. "Workers and social movements of the developing world: Time to rethink the scope of industrial relations?," International Labour Review, International Labour Organization, vol. 154(1), pages 37-45, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:intlab:v:154:y:2015:i:1:p:37-45
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    2. Şafak Tartanoğlu, 2015. "Beyond informality: effectiveness of a new actor for representing call centre workers in Turkey," Industrial Relations Journal, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 46(5-6), pages 381-397, November.

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