Volume 28 (2021), Edition 2

Global production or value networks have gained significantly in importance as organizational forms of economic activity over the past decades. A by-product of this development, however, despite the widespread concern it has caused among many...

Using comparative case studies of four industries (automotive, apparel, electronics, and IT services) in six emerging and developing countries (India, Bangladesh, China, Vietnam, Brazil, and South Africa), we illustrate the influence of...

Considering the persistent violation of labour rights, questions arise as to the effectiveness of policy instruments regarding the governance of global labour standards. We adopt an industrial relations perspective to compare three broad categories...

Remote platform-work is an increasingly discussed issue with regard to spatial fragmentation and digitalisation. This manner of working virtually makes it difficult for workforces to articulate their interests: being geographically distributed and...

Social media play a paradoxical role in matters of interest representation in global value networks. On the one hand, social media platforms offer workers and trade unions the opportunity to move across geographical and institutional borders. On the...

While companies operate across national borders in global value networks, trade union strategies of organizing transnationally are often still in their early stages of development. In view of the asymmetry between global production beyond borders...