Labor rights in East Asia: Progress or regress?

Journal of East Asian Studies

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 153-186

  Caraway, Teri L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Collective bargaining; East asia; Freedom of association; Labor law; Labor market flexibility; Labor rights; Right to strike; Southeast asia; Trade unions

Indexed keywords

EID: 68949142979     PISSN: 15982408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1598240800002976     Document Type: Article

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