A Global Union for Global Workers: Collective Bargaining and Regulatory Politics in Maritime Shipping

230 Pages·2006·1.09 MB·English

by  Nathan Lillie

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Nathan Lillie
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Lillie, Nathan.
A global union for global workers : collective bargaining and regulatory politics in maritime
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1. Collective bargaining--Merchant marine. 2. International labor activities. 3. Globalization. I.
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Contents
List of Tables ix
List of Figures xi
List of Acronyms and Abbreviations xiii
Acknowledgments xix
Chapter One
Introduction 1
Chapter Two
The Maritime Industrial Environment 23
Chapter Three
Global Collective Bargaining 39
Chapter Four
Transnational Union Networks and Enforcement 65
Chapter Five
Global Regulatory Politics and Skill Certification 89
Chapter Six
Global Regulatory Politics and Labor Standards in the ILO 105
Chapter Seven
Breaking No Eggs and Making No Omelets 121
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Chapter Eight
Conclusion 143
Appendix A 155
Appendix B 157
Appendix C 159
Appendix D 161
Appendix E 167
Appendix F 169
Appendix G 171
Notes 173
Bibliography 183
Index 197
List of Tables
Table 2.1 Growth of FOCs and the “International Fleet” as a
Percentage of World Merchant Fleet 28
Table 2.2 Comparison of Major Countries of Ship Registration,
Ownership and Crewing 33
Table 3.1 Comparison of Shore-side vs. Seafaring Income, in US
Dollars, 1999 41
Table 3.2 Labor Supply of Seafarers by Country 54
Table 5.1 Actors Involved in the Maritime Shipping Regulatory
Process 92
Table 5.2 Selected IMO and ILO Instruments Related to
Employment at Sea 93
Table 6.1 Models of Labor Rights Regime 108
Table 6.2 Positions of the Social Partners on Compliance and
Enforcement Issues 114
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