The fragmentation of the clothing and textile trade union movement in Malaysia

Authors

Vicki D. Crinis, University of WollongongFollow

RIS ID

111521

Publication Details

Crinis, V. (2017). The fragmentation of the clothing and textile trade union movement in Malaysia. In V. Crinis & A. Vickers (Eds.), Labour in the Clothing Industry in the Asia Pacific (pp. 23-42). Abingdon, United Kingdom: Routledge. https://www.routledge.com/Labour-in-the-Clothing-Industry-in-the-Asia-Pacific/Crinis-Vickers/p/book/9781138125704

Abstract

The labour movements in Southeast Asia, and Malaysia in particular, have been shaped by colonial legacies, the cold war and the development models of strong state and export manufacturing industries tied to global markets (Ford 2013b). The labour literature from scholars such as Brown and Chatyaweep (2008) and Ford (2013b) argues that Southeast Asian states play a significant role in the de-unionization process to further their development plans.