The state of labour : the global financial crisis and its impact / edited by Sharit Bhowmik

From the crisis of distribution to the distribution of the costs of the crisis -- Financial liberalization, deregulated labour markets and new asset market-driven capitalism -- Exploring the link between the labour market, business environment and technology: insights from India -- Global value chains and trade union strategies: implementing international framework agreements -- Organizing workers beyond an employment relationship: a case of independent drivers in road freight transport -- Decent work for urban informal workers: the case of street vendors in Mumbai -- Capital accumulation in the peripheral city: socio-spatial conflict and urban governance -- Indian labour standards in global production systems: a study of IT services and the ITE/BPO sector -- The new work order as contested terrain: call centres in South Africa -- Informal labour: strategies for protection -- From fashion to financial products: working conditions in chosen units of C & A -- Globalization and transformation of the workplace: need for new forms of trade union organization.