Trade unions of the world

the long version

"The world trade union movement has experienced more wide-ranging and fundamental change in the last decade or so than at any time since the 1940s. Globally there has been a major expansion of trade unionism free from state control, precipitated by the break-up of the official trade unions in much of the former Soviet bloc as well as the movement to increased pluralism in many African and Latin American countries. In many of the developed countries of the Western world, however, unions have lost members with the shedding of blue-collar jobs in older manufacturing industries, and found it difficult to establish a foothold in high-growth private sector services." "Trade Unions of the World covers the impact of these changes and others country-by-country, looking at every independent nation in the world. The length of each country entry broadly reflects the scale, level of development, and political and economic influence of its domestic trade union movement. Trade Unions of the World provides a wide range of data on the history, structure, membership, and political and industrial role of trade unions in each country, as well as detailed entries for all national trade union centres and other major organizations. A final section provides data on international trade union organizations."--Jacket.