1st Edition
Vietnamese Labour Militancy Capital-labour antagonisms and self-organised struggles
By Joe Buckley
Copyright 2022
184 Pages
1 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
184 Pages
1 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
224 Pages
1 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This book explores how capital-labour relations and antagonisms structure forms of militancy in Vietnam and shows that Vietnamese labour militancy is in line with global trends of worker activism. Vietnamese labour politics is undergoing significant changes, with a new Labour code that became law in 2021 allowing workers to join ‘worker representative organisations’ not subordinate to the... Read more
1. Introduction 2. Context: historical, contemporary, scholarly 3. The informalising-formalising labour regime 4. Wildcat strikes: the archetypal form of militancy 5. Microstrikes: a hidden abode of resistance 6. Conclusion
Biography
Joe Buckley received his PhD from the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, UK. He is a labour consultant focusing on Southeast Asia and has written and taught widely on labour issues in the region.
