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Thoroughly updated, this essential reference source introduces scholars to the study of organized labor on the international as well as national level. Contains 400 entries describing the labor movements in countries around the world, and the important people, organizations, ideas, and political parties involved in organized labor. Includes a summary list of past and present international labor leaders, lists of global union federations and the affiliated organizations of major national labor federations, and analytical lists of the membership of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions.
List of contents
1 Appendix A: Internet Sites: A Selected Guide 2 Appendix B: Glossary of Terms 3 Appendix C: International Federation of Trade Unions: Leaders, 1901-2003 4 Appendix D: International Confederation of Free Trade Unions: Gereral Sercretaries, 1949-2003 5 Appendix E: International Confederation of Free Trade Unions: Affiliates, Novermber 2001 6 Appendix F: Historical Statistics of Labor Union Membership
About the author
James C. Docherty is employed by the federal Department of Industrial Relations and by the federal Department of Immigration, Multicultural, and Indigenous Affairs. He was an Honorary Research Associate with the National Centre for Australian Studies at Monash University from 1990 to 1996. He has been a labor union member since 1978. He is the author of Historical Dictionary of Australia, Second Edition and Historical Dictionary of Socialism, both published by Scarecrow Press, Inc.
