The state of labour : the global financial crisis and its impact

1. From the crisis of distribution to the distribution of the costs of the crisis / Ozlem Onaran -- 2. Financial liberalization, deregulated labour markets and new asset market-driven capitalism / Hansjorg Herr -- 3. Exploring the link between the labour market, business environment and technology : insights from India / Bino Paul -- 4. Global value chains and trade union strategies : implementing international framework agreements / Michael Fichter -- 5. Organizing workers beyond an employment relationship : a case of independent drivers in road freight transport / Aelim Yun -- 6. Decent work for urban informal workers : the case of street vendors in Mumbai / Debdulal Saha -- 7. Capital accumulation in the peripheral city : socio-spatial conflict and urban governance / Daniel Hawkins -- 8. Indian labour standards in global production systems : a study of IT Services and the ITES/BPO sector / Babu P. Remesh -- 9. The new work order as contested terrain : call centres in South Africa / Rahmat Omar -- 10. Informal labour : strategies for protection / Narumol Nirathron -- 11. From fashion to financial products : working conditions in chosen units of C&A / Lilian Arruda. [et al.] -- 12. Globalization and transformation of the workplace : need for new forms of trade union organization / Paliani Chinguwo.