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Makhan Singh

Trade Unions in Kenya and Britain in a Changing World

Trade Unions in Kenya and globally in the 2020s are very different from those in the 1950s.  First, the global situation has changed a lot in the last 50 years or so. Prashad (2023) highlights factors that have impacted on the reality for trade unions: Much has changed since the 1960s and 1970s, largely due to the new technological developments[Read More…]

by 27/05/2023 Comments are Disabled World
The Union Makes Us Strong: Understanding Trade Unionism in a Global Context

The Union Makes Us Strong: Understanding Trade Unionism in a Global Context

One of the encouraging things this long-time labor activist has been watching over the past several years is the emerging development of unions across the world and in the United States.  We’re hearing about new organizing efforts in Argentina, China, Iran, Mexico, South Africa, Vietnam, and other places, including the United States.  And while I’m aware of the global context,[Read More…]

by 03/12/2022 Comments are Disabled World
Trade Unions, Professional Associations and the Politics of ‘Collective Bargaining’

Trade Unions, Professional Associations and the Politics of ‘Collective Bargaining’

The French thinker Louis Althusser in his famous essay on ideological state apparatuses, includes trade unions (and presumably professional associations too) in his illustrative list of such ideological state apparatuses. Both Trade Unions (TUs) and Professional Associations (PAs) are usually considered politically active bodies that are alert and resistant to any misuse or abuse of state or corporate power. Althusser’s[Read More…]

by 20/03/2021 Comments are Disabled Life/Philosophy
Suspension of Labour Laws: One more Neoliberal cruelty by BJP

Suspension of Labour Laws: One more Neoliberal cruelty by BJP

Co-Written by Aqib Yousuf & And Abass Rather Suspension of labour laws means more exploitation of Workers and more power to the bosses. Workers earned these rights through a lot of toil and sacrifices and consistent struggle. The right to have ‘eight hour work day’ was not simply gifted to the working class. It was achieved by working class through[Read More…]

by 19/05/2020 Comments are Disabled India
Covid-19: Metaphors of War and the Justifications for Labour Rights Violations

Covid-19: Metaphors of War and the Justifications for Labour Rights Violations

Indicative of the multi-layered responses on ‘worker-employer-government’ problematic that characterises the Covid-19 lockdown days, the Central trade unions have declared a day of protest on 22 May 2020. CTUOs call has come in the wake particularly of the radical changes in the labour laws being initiated by various state governments. COVID-19, besides the health risks it entail, has also brought[Read More…]

by 18/05/2020 1 comment India