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Erscheinungsjahr: 
2017
Schriftenreihe/Nr.: 
Global Labour University Working Paper No. 46
Verlag: 
International Labour Organization (ILO), Geneva
Zusammenfassung: 
There is a growing literature on global Chinese companies, but this tends to be at a very general level. There is little research to date on the effect of Chinese involvement on workers and their unions. Although focussed on one company, SINOHYDRO, this paper addresses questions of importance to construction unions globally: What is the impact of growing Chinese MNC involvement and how should unions respond? This paper puts the experience of workers at SINOHYDRO in Ghana into perspective and argues that: there is value in standardising and formalising industrial relations practices in MNCs through an International Framework Agreement; without workplace militancy and solidarity there is little chance of progress in bargaining; it is important that guidance and best practice notes on public sector contract compliance are available to unions at a local level; greater co-ordination and co-operation between the various levels of the union movement is essential; and despite their reputation for anti-union behaviour, in certain situations Chinese companies are prepared to recognise unions and enter into dialogue with workers' representatives at workplace level.
Schlagwörter: 
multinational enterprise
construction industry
construction worker
Chinese
labour relations
trade union role
case study
regional level
Ghana
Dokumentart: 
Working Paper

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