The State of Labour

Sharit K. Bhowmik is Professor and Chairperson, Centre for Labour Studies, Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai.

Foreword Frank Hoffer. Introduction Sharit Bhowmik. 1. From the Crisis of Distribution to the Distribution of the Costs of the Crisis Özlem Onaran 2. Financial Liberalisation, Deregulated Labour Markets and New Asset Market Driven Capitalism Hansjorg Herr 3. Exploring the Link between Labour Market, Business Environment and Technology Bino Paul 4. Global Value Chains and Trade Union Strategies: Implementing International Framework Agreements Michael Fichter 5. Organising Workers beyond an Employment Relationship: A Case of Independent Drivers in Road Freight Transport Aelim Yun 6. ‘Decent Work Deficit’ in the Urban Informal Economy: Evidence from Street Vending in Mumbai Debdulal Saha 7. Capital Accumulation in the Peripheral City: Socio-Spatial Conflict and Urban Governance Dan Hawkins 8. Indian Labour Standards in Global Production Systems: A Study of IT Services and ITES/BPO Sector Babu P. Remesh 9. The New Work Order as Contested Terrain: A Case Study of Call Centres in South Africa Rahmat Omar 10. Informal Labour: Strategies for Protection Narumol Nirathron 11. From Fashion to Financial Products: Working Conditions in Chosen Units of C&A Lilian Arruda, Francine Modesto dos Santos and Vicente Gomes Macedo Neto 12. Globalisation and Transformation of Workplace: Need for New Forms of Trade Union Organisation Paliani Chinguwa.