JOURNAL: Pillay and van der Walt, 2012, "Assessing the Politics of Organized Labour in Asia, Africa and Latin America at the Start of the 21st Century" (original) (raw)

This special edition assesses the politics of organized labour in various regions including Asia, Africa, and Latin America at the start of the 21st century, drawing on studies from a Global Labour University conference. It emphasizes the enduring importance of trade unions as agents of progressive social change despite their challenges and contradictions, critiques liberal perspectives, and raises critical questions about the relationship between unions and state power, ultimately calling for a re-evaluation of union strategies in the context of contemporary capitalism.