Labor and Global Justice

Mary C. Rawlinson is professor of philosophy and affiliated faculty in comparative literature and women’s and gender studies at Stony Brook University. Wim Vandekerckhove is senior lecturer in organizational behavior at the University of Greenwich, Work and Employment Relations Unit (WERU). Ronald M.S. Commers is professor emeritus of moral philosophy and value inquiry and chairman emeritus at the Center for Ethics and Value Inquiry, Ghent University. Tim R. Johnston is manager of education and training for SAGE (Services and Advocacy for LGBT Elders), the nation’s largest organization dedicated to improving the lives of LGBT older adults.

• Foreword: Laboring in the Darkness of Global Justice, Edward S. CaseyIntroduction, Wim VandekerckhovePart I. No Justice without LaborChapter 1. Putting Labor on the Global Justice Agenda: The Juggernaut of Capital Accumulation and the Global Assault on Labor Standards, Ronald M.S. CommersChapter 2. Meaningful Work: Labor, Gender, and Justice after Globalization, Mary C. RawlinsonPart II. Citizenship, Democracy, and Global JusticeChapter 3. Laboring with Others, Franc RottiersChapter 4. Trade Unionism and Theories of Global Justice, John PearsonChapter 5. The Collapse of State Socialism in the ‘Soviet Bloc’ and Global Labor Migration,József BöröczPart II. Justice across Borders?Chapter 6. Labor Migration and Justice: An Analysis of the Labor Migration Policy of the European Union, Patrick LoobuykChapter 7. Justice for the “Other” Caregivers: Addressing the Epistemic Dimension of Injustice,Zahra MeghaniChapter 8. Hidden Data, Hidden Victims: Trafficking in the Context of Globalisation and Labor exploitation—The Case of Vietnam, Ramona VijeyarasaPart III. Laboring for Global Justice: The Role of Labor in Achieving Social Equity Under GlobalizationChapter 9. Resistance To Work and at The Workplace: A Blind Spot For French Sociology Of Work?, Stephen BouquinChapter 10. Global Justice Norms Versus Interest Representation? British Unions and International Solidarity, Charles UmneyChapter 11. Strike, Protest, Occupy, and Vote: Austerity Politics and Resistance to Neoliberal Social Engineering in Greece, Lefteris Kretsos

This is an outstanding and timely volume, essential to understanding contemporary labor issues. It is an impressive interdisciplinary study and a critical contribution, which is a must-read for scholars and students interested in ethics and labor practices in the capitalist world economy.