diversity, autonomy and activism
- Categories
- Book/Boek
- Creator
- Broadbent, Kaye > (ed.)
- Creator
- Ford, Michele > (ed.)
- Contributor
- Moon, Kyoung-Hee
- Publish Year
- 2008
- Shelfmark
- WER 5 2008
- Thesaurus
- vakbonden, sociale bewegingen, vrouwenbewegingen, economie, arbeidsmarkt, Azië, statistiek, bundel
- Description
- This book investigates the role of women and labour activism in Asia, demonstrating that women have been active in union and non union based campaigns throughout the region. Chapters on China, India, Japan, Korea, Indonesia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Bangladesh examine the part that female labour activism has played in formal union movements.The book emphasises the similarities in women’s experiences of union and labour activism and the barriers women labour activists have faced. It considers the relationships between women union members and activists and male officials and union members, links with other social movements – particularly the broader women’s movement – and the details of specific labour campaigns and struggles.