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Book SynopsisWhat happens when local unions begin to advocate for the rights of temporary migrant workers, asks Michele Ford in her sweeping study of seven Asian countries? Until recently unions in Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, and Thailand were uniformly hostile towards foreign workers, but Ford deftly shows how times and...
Trade ReviewFrom Migrant to Worker is a compelling account of how local unions in Asian countries... came to embrace temporary labour migrants... This book shows impeccable research and erudite discourse, addressing the issues of temporary labour migration and labour unions in Asia. Ford has effortlessly tied discussions from a multitude of angles into a coherent narrative. With almost encyclopaedic detail, the book is an authoritative reference on this issue and transcends both national and continental borders.
* Journal of Contemporary Asia *
From Migrant to Worker is an excellent source for academic, union, and civil society audiencesvinterested not only in the developments of the labor movement and temporary migrant workers' situation in Asia but also in understanding the dynamics between global and local actors, in particular in terms of external funding and local responses.
* ILR Review *
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments
List of Abbreviations
Introduction
1. Asia's Labor Migration and Employment Relations Regimes
2. Asia's Migrant Labor NGOs
3. Enter the GUFs
4. The GUFs and Migrant Workers in Asia
5. Measures of Success
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index
