In this seminar we will discuss the dynamics of economic globalization, the challenges this process poses for labour, and new ways of labour regulation that have developed in Multinational Companies (MNC). We will have a closer look at the dynamics of economic globalisation in terms of global trade patterns, foreign investments and the rise of MNC, including the geostrategic shifts that can be observed in recent years. The challenges these developments bring for labour in national political economies will be analysed from the different perspectives of political economies located in the Global North and the Global South, having a closer look at both organized labour and collective labour standards. Finally, we will discuss the attempts of organised labour to establish labour standards and to strengthen collective labour action within multinational companies in terms of Global Framework Agreements, trade union networks or European Works Councils.
- verantwortliche Lehrperson: Thomas Haipeter