Booksale
Voices from Below - China's Accession to WTO and Chinese Workers
Submitted by amrc on Thu, 12/11/2008 - 16:57.English Version - What has been the impact of China’s accession to the WTO in 2001? Most discussions have focused on the positive impacts from a business perspective. Yet in the period of 1996-2002, a total of 40 million workers were sacked because of restructuring and privatization, and probably 10 million of them were directly related to China’s accession to WTO.
New AMRC Publications
Submitted by amrc on Thu, 10/16/2008 - 12:30.Editor: Asia Monitor Resource Centre mainly publishes labour-related publications in English. However in the interest of a truly Asian labour movement we endeavour to publish Asian language works as well as translate important publications from English into Asian languages. Below are two new publications in Chinese.
Killing the Future: Asbestos use in China - Chinese version
Voices from Below : China’s Accession to WTO and Chinese Workers
Submitted by amrc on Tue, 03/25/2008 - 11:33.Edited by May Wong ( Chinese version )
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7
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50
Labour in Globalising Asian Corporations: A Portrait of Struggle
Submitted by amrc on Sat, 09/29/2007 - 14:34.(English) 2006, 344pp
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20
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160
Challenging the Chip: Labour Rights and Environmental Justice in the Global Electronics Industry
Submitted by amrc on Sat, 09/29/2007 - 14:32.(English) 2006, 357pp
From Silicon Valley in California to Silicon Glen in Scotland, from Silicon Island in Taiwan to Silicon Paddy in China, the social economic, and ecological effects of the international electronics industry are widespread. The production of electronic and computer components contaminates air, land, and water around the globe.
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0
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A Critical Guide to Corporate Codes of Conduct - Voices from the South
Submitted by amrc on Sat, 09/29/2007 - 14:31.(Chinese) 2005, 99 pp
This book seeks to understand the nature of corporate codes of conduct and utilise them in improving working conditions of millions of workers in Asia. The introductory chapters introduce us to the basic concepts surrounding codes of conduct, bringing together information on existing codes of conduct as well as a brief history of their development.
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8
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60
Asian Transnational Corporation Outlook 2004: Asian TNCs, workers, and the movement of capital
Submitted by amrc on Sat, 09/29/2007 - 14:30.(English) 2005, 371 pp
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20
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160
Proceedings of Conference for Chinese NGOs: Codes of Conduct and Multifibre Arrangement
Submitted by amrc on Sat, 09/29/2007 - 14:29.(English) 2005, 10pp and 40 pp
These two booklets highlight the proceedings of the conference that took place in August 2004. The Conference was hosted by AMRC, HKCIC and DAGA.
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10
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50
Automobile Workers and Industry in Globalising Asia
Submitted by amrc on Sat, 09/29/2007 - 14:28.(English, 2004, 122pp)
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12
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80
A Single Spark – the Biography of Chun Tae-il
Submitted by amrc on Sat, 09/29/2007 - 14:27.(English, 2003, 336pp)
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25
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200