1st Edition
Trade Unions in Asia An Economic and Sociological Analysis
Offering a comprehensive account of the role of trade unions in Asia today, this book, put together by two editors who have published extensively in the areas of business and economics in Asia, covers all the important Asian economies: both developed and developing.
Making a vital contribution to the very small amount of literature that has been published on this topic, this book focuses, in particular on how trade unions have organized to represent workers and the strategies they have adopted. It discusses the issues surrounding wages and working conditions, health and safety, women’s employment opportunities and human resource development, in the context of the major regional economies, including Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, China, India, Vietnam, Thailand and Indonesia.
This is an essential read for both professional and postgraduate students , studying or working in the areas of Asian business.
Biography
John Benson, Ying Zhu
'The end-product is a readily up-to-date collection, potentially useful not only to undergraduate and postgraduates in international industrial and labour relations and human resource management but also to executives and policymakers interested in Asia. There is a great deal of detail set out here, especially on the structure and function of national labour unions and their associated institutions.' - Malcolm Warner, Judge Business School, University of Cambridge, Journal of General Management, August 2008
