Worker resistance in global supply chains: Wildcat strikes, international accords and transnational campaigns
Abstract
Anner, M. (2015). Worker resistance in global supply chains: Wildcat strikes, international accords and transnational campaigns. International Journal of Labour Research, 7(1/2), 17.
This article examines the relationship between labour control regimes and patterns of worker resistance in apparel global supply chains. Concentration of the geographical locations of apparel production in the last decade has as much to do with labour control regimes as with wages and other economic factors. There are three main labour control regimes in the sector: state-party control; market despotism; and repressive employer control. The article then argues that these systems of labour control are conducive to three patterns of worker resistance: wildcat strikes, international accords and transnational corporate campaigns. The article explores these arguments by examining the struggles of apparel workers in Viet Nam, Bangladesh and Honduras.
Abstract
Anner, M. (2015). Worker resistance in global supply chains: Wildcat strikes, international accords and transnational campaigns. International Journal of Labour Research, 7(1/2), 17.
This article examines the relationship between labour control regimes and patterns of worker resistance in apparel global supply chains. Concentration of the geographical locations of apparel production in the last decade has as much to do with labour control regimes as with wages and other economic factors. There are three main labour control regimes in the sector: state-party control; market despotism; and repressive employer control. The article then argues that these systems of labour control are conducive to three patterns of worker resistance: wildcat strikes, international accords and transnational corporate campaigns. The article explores these arguments by examining the struggles of apparel workers in Viet Nam, Bangladesh and Honduras.
