Professional Documents
Culture Documents
on Labour
Overview
Introduction
What
is Globalization?
Impact of Globalization on workers and
employment
Social and Economic Impact
Changing Nature of Work
Impact on Trade Unions
What can be done?
Introduction
Since
Globalization
The
Impact on Employment
Flexible
Privatization
Privatization
Liberalization
Liberalization
ILO
Role of Remittances
A major
Remittances
Migrant
Migrant
Muti-national Corporations
Like any other profit-oriented business, MNCs
base their decision on where to produce on the m
ost competitive combination of (i) labor, (ii) tech
nology, (iii) structural advantages, and (iv) the rig
ht business environment, which includes among
others, low profit taxes and political stability.
It is well documented that at least the 1990s saw
an intensification of a competitive pressure to lo
wer labor costs and taxes, especially in high- and
middle-income countries
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One
In
i.e.
Virtual
Jobs
As
Feminization of Employment
Since
prone
However
IMPACT ON UNION
Anti-union attitude of MNCs, local employers,
and government,
Aggressive approach toward organized
workers
Weakening CBA power.
IMPACT ON WORKERS
No social security
No job security
Minimum wage is not respected
Cut down of the real wages
Create devastating unemployment
Working in unhealthy and inhuman working
condition
Family life is ruin
women and children are the worst placed
Trafficking and migration of labour within and
out countries
WHAT TO DO
Informalisation of formal
sector
ON
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Aggressive approach toward
C
Privatisation causing millions
A
P
organized workers
of workers jobless and cut do
IM ION
Weakening collective
wn of public services
UN
bargaining agreement(CBA)
TNCs apply effectiveness
power
system:
More Research and
piece-rate
Development to the viability
multi-skill [service sector]
of unions
Deregulation of private sector
Emergence of Human
Closing down of factories
Departments and
NoResource
social security
Media being used as a tool
IM
Conflict Resolutions
NoInternal
job security
against trade union movemen W PA
Minimum wage is not respected
OR CT
t
KE ON Cut down of the real wages
Create inequality among
RS
Create devastating unemployment
people and nations leading to
Working in unhealthy and inhuman
social unrest
working condition
Increasing working hours
Family life is ruin
women and children are the worst
Changing Nature of work
placed
Work from home
Trafficking and migration of labour
Call Centre's
within and out countries
Virtual Jobs