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Reflections for Unionization in a Globalized World: Evidences of a Converging Divergence

In: Globalization, Labour Market Institutions, Processes and Policies in India

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  • Girish Balasubramanian

    (Xavier University)

Abstract

Based on the evolutionary biology perspective, it is posited that trade unions too have evolved with respect to their forms and functions which has been inquired into in this chapter. Three specific organizing campaigns are presented, namely Hawker Sangram Committee (HSC), Civil Initiatives for Development (CIVIDEP) and Kagad Kach Patra Kashtakari Panchayat (KKPKP), as alternate forms of workers’ collectives in India. The convergence observed is that the primary objective of each of the organizations is to safeguard the interests of its constituent members, the divergence observed are in terms of the form (HSC and KKPKP are trade unions, while CIVIDEP is not a registered trade union) and the strategies adopted to achieve their objectives which have been elaborated. It is also to be noted that all the three organizations are symbolic of the relevance of the workers’ collective for the informal sector as well as the varied forms it is taking.

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  • Girish Balasubramanian, 2019. "Reflections for Unionization in a Globalized World: Evidences of a Converging Divergence," Springer Books, in: K. R. Shyam Sundar (ed.), Globalization, Labour Market Institutions, Processes and Policies in India, chapter 0, pages 421-440, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-981-13-7111-0_17
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-13-7111-0_17
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