Description
Ties that Bind explores Vietnamese labor history from the French colonial period to the contemporary era, tracing a vibrant tradition of workers' resistance to oppressive conditions. Through interviews with employees, organizers, journalists, and officials, as well as evidence from government reports and underground protest materials, this book analyzes a broad range of workers' experiences on the factory floor and in their dormitories. Evidence demonstrates that, at critical times, shared cultural ties have propelled Vietnamese workers toward "class moments" inspiring them to fight collectively for their rights. Tran's detailed investigation shows that labor activism is a hallmark of modern Vietnam. This work addresses key questions about global commerce and the factory workers who sustain it.
Author: Tran Ngoc Angie
Publisher: Southeast Asia Program Publications
Published: 11/15/2013
Pages: 340
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.65lbs
Size: 10.00h x 6.90w x 0.90d
ISBN13: 9780877277620
ISBN10: 0877277621
BISAC Categories:
- History | Asia | Southeast Asia
- Political Science | Labor & Industrial Relations
- Social Science | Sociology | General
About the Author
Tran Ngoc Angie is Professor of Political Economy at California State University, Monterey Bay. Her research interests and publications are on Vietnamese labor-management-state relations, labor resistance, global labor migration and export labor, and corporate social responsibility.