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Panorama da ação política da CUT (2012-2022) e desafios de revitalização sindical

Revista Crítica de Ciências Sociais
In this article, we present an overview of the political action of trade unionism linked to the Central Única dos Trabalhadores – CUT [Unified Workers, Central] in Brazil, covering the period of 2012 to 2022 and reflecting upon the change in position of ...
Fernanda Forte de Carvalho
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Trade Union Resurgence in Ethiopia

Global Labour Journal, 2022
Despite a global trend of declining trade unionism, the Ethiopian trade union movement is resurgent. Having fought off a harsh labour bill and forced industrial parks to open to trade union organising in the past few years, it has scored some of its most
Samuel Andreas Admasie
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Fleeting Feminism: The Singapore Women's Federation, Singapore Chinese Left‐Wing Feminism and Anti‐Colonial Nationalism, c. 1950s

Gender &History, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In 1955, two female factory workers and trade union leaders, Tan Lee Eng and Kwek Tai Eng, established the Singapore Women's Federation (SWF) to unite women regardless of race, religion or class for the anti‐colonial nationalist struggle. Singapore Chinese left‐wing feminism emerged at the confluence of the nationalist interest in mobilising ...
Yee‐Ting Leong
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The Timely Rise of a Teenage Reformer: Youth Revolt, Feminism and the Struggle for a ‘New Sexual Morality’ at the Dawn of the Spanish Second Republic

Gender &History, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The contributions of propagandist and writer Hildegart (1914–1933) to Spanish cultural life are overshadowed by accounts of her unusual upbringing and violent death. This article examines the conditions that enabled the teenager to become a prominent voice for feminism and sexual reform on the eve of Spain's Second Republic (1931–1939).
Micaela Pattison
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‘Fine Men from Afar’: Cricket and Empire on the Home Front

History, EarlyView.
Abstract During the Second World War, contrary to enduring images of bombardment and scarcity, people on Britain's ‘Home Front’ continued to take part in a broad array of sporting activities. Cricket played a more significant role in the wartime sporting landscape than many historians have previously recognized.
Michael Collins
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The 1984-1985 UK Miners’ Strike and the Rise of Social Movement Unionism

Revue Française de Civilisation Britannique
The research that has looked at the 1984-1985 UK miners’ strike has, correctly and from its early days, emphasised the role played by women’s groups during the strike, the support of the international labour movement and the establishment of solidarity ...
Marc Lenormand
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Union Democracy and Labour Rights: A Cautionary Tale

Global Labour Journal, 2011
In recent years, trade unions in Canada have become increasingly reliant on constructing workers’ rights as part of the broader rubric of human rights.
Brad Walchuk
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The First World War at Sea: Death, Commemoration and Cultural Remembrance

History, EarlyView.
Abstract Despite the ever‐increasing body of work devoted to war memorials, national days of remembrance and the commemoration of the First World War in Britain, academic focus remains firmly on the commemoration of the First World War on land. Yet, while the number of people who died at sea paled in comparison to their counterparts on the battlefield ...
ROWAN THOMPSON
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S’organiser et agir dans les mondes du travail en Afrique : contributions à une sociologie comparée des syndicalismes

La Nouvelle Revue du Travail
Since the mid-2010s, there has been a resurgence of interest in studies on labour and trade unionism in Africa. This Corpus contributes to this dynamic by bringing together six contributions that examine various sectors and categories of workers north ...
Emmanuelle Bouilly, Sidy Cissokho, Maxime Quijoux   +2 more
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Establishment and Organization of Public Servants Trade Unions in Turkey

Gaziantep Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, 2017
Democratic stades granted trade union rights to all employees, including public officials. Turkey is one of this countries which granted trade unions rights to public officials. With amendments made in 2012 in the law no.
Hakan Cindemir
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