Unions and homeworkers: organizing homeworkers in the informal sector in Australia, the Netherlands and Canada

J. Tate

ILO Working Papers from International Labour Organization

Abstract: Chronicles the efforts made by specific unions in Australia, Canada and the Netherlands to organize and assist homeworkers. It describes the strategies adopted by the unions in their work with homeworkers, as well as the rights and other positive results that have accrued to these workers through these efforts. Bibliography.

Keywords: work at home; women workers; trade union attitude.; legal aspect; informal economy; clothing industry.; travail à domicile; travailleuses; attitude syndicale; aspect juridique; économie informelle; industrie du vêtement; trabajo a domicilio; trabajadoras; actitud sindical; aspecto jurídico; economía informal; industria del vestido (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 29 pages
Date: 1993
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