 How can one make work decent? Evidence from a trade-union led intervention in ZambiaFidelis Landy, Mari Kangasniemi and Jukka Pirttilä No 316, Working Papers from Työn ja talouden tutkimus LABORE, The Labour Institute for Economic Research LABORE Abstract: This paper presents the results of the impact evaluation study of a trade-union led cooperation project in Zambia. Exploiting a unique panel dataset of individuals and firms, our study is the first attempt to assess how a training of shop stewards affects the working relationship between the union, employees and employers. We use a difference-in-difference model to estimate the impact of the efficiency of the trade union project activities on the quality of labor relations and health and safety outcomes in Zambia. The results show that the incidence of discrimination on wages and the assignment of workplace duties have decreased significantly as a result of the training. While workers might use a different avenue other than the union to address complaints on work scheduling inconsistencies, the workplace training has significantly improved the communication channels between the union and the employer on its strategies and views of the working relationship. On many outcomes, however, there was no impact. Keywords: labor market; developing countries; unions; regulation; decent work; difference-in-differences (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:pst:wpaper:316 Access Statistics for this paper More papers in Working Papers from Työn ja talouden tutkimus LABORE, The Labour Institute for Economic Research LABORE Contact information at EDIRC. |
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