Women Workers and the Politics of Claims Making: The Local and the Global

Kabeer, Naila

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“…This finding resonates with Kabeer's () study which distinguishes between different categories of women workers in GVCs and shows how these categories affect the content (framing) of the claims made and the targets addressed. Kabeer argues that claims for workers in GVCs are largely made by anti‐sweatshop campaigns led by Northern‐based organizations, while migrant workers tend to be represented by locally based NGOs, sometimes made up of migrant workers themselves (ibid.…”

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Networks of Labour Activism: Collective Action across Asia and Beyond. An Introduction to the Debate

Zajak¹,

Egels‐Zandén²,

Piper³

2017

Development and Change

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As an Introduction to the Debate section that follows, this article develops the concept of ‘Networks of Labour Activism’ (NOLA) as a distinct, and important, aspect of cross‐border, cross‐organizational mobilization of workers, trade unions and other organizations and groups. NOLAs are seen as different from traditional labour activist networks in that they are neither solely connected to the position of labour in production processes, nor wholly reliant on the soft and discursive power of advocacy coalitions. The authors understand NOLAs to be characterized by the interaction of different types of labour rights, social movement and community organizations, joining forces in complex forms of strategizing vis‐à‐vis multiple targets. Thus, cross‐boundary strategizing (across organizational and geographical divides) is seen as a basic characteristic of NOLAs. The authors argue that NOLAs continue to be deeply embedded in political‐economic contexts of the state and global value chains, and alliance formation reflects the peculiar vulnerabilities and constraints resulting from this embeddedness. This Introduction draws on multiple studies of NOLAs from around the world, but its main focus is on some of those Asian countries which are at the centre of global supply chain capitalism and labour exploitation, and which have become the laboratory for new forms of networked worker agency and activism.

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Section: Towards a Comparison Of Network Of Labour Activismsupporting

confidence: 80%

Networks of Labour Activism: Collective Action across Asia and Beyond. An Introduction to the Debate

Zajak¹,

Egels‐Zandén²,

Piper³

2017

Development and Change

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“…In contrast, group claim-making strategies involve a broader scope of interaction, including demands on relatives, neighbours, community, NGOs or different levels of government (Chambers and Conway, 1992). More recent debates on claim-making regarding gender equality have emphasised either institutional responsiveness to claims (Htun and Weldon, 2010) or how claim-making by women workers can be aligned with a politics of recognition, redistribution and representation (Kabeer, 2015). The paper seeks to contribute with a reflection on the processes leading to claim-making prior to the ability to more formally direct claims at institutions or to have them supported by local and global actors as discussed in the work of Kabeer (2015).…”

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“…More recent debates on claim-making regarding gender equality have emphasised either institutional responsiveness to claims (Htun and Weldon, 2010) or how claim-making by women workers can be aligned with a politics of recognition, redistribution and representation (Kabeer, 2015). The paper seeks to contribute with a reflection on the processes leading to claim-making prior to the ability to more formally direct claims at institutions or to have them supported by local and global actors as discussed in the work of Kabeer (2015). Hence, the analysis of claim-making strategies here considers the ways in which waste pickers engage with or have access to different actors [1] in order to minimise the threats to their livelihoods.…”

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Gender and informal livelihoods

Ogando¹,

Roever²,

Rogan

2017

IJSSP

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If you would like to write for this, or any other Emerald publication, then please use our Emerald for Authors service information about how to choose which publication to write for and submission guidelines are available for all. Please visit www.emeraldinsight.com/authors for more information. About Emerald www.emeraldinsight.comEmerald is a global publisher linking research and practice to the benefit of society. The company manages a portfolio of more than 290 journals and over 2,350 books and book series volumes, as well as providing an extensive range of online products and additional customer resources and services.Emerald is both COUNTER 4 and TRANSFER compliant. The organization is a partner of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and also works with Portico and the LOCKSS initiative for digital archive preservation.*Related content and download information correct at time of download. Purpose -This paper explores the perceptions and experiences of women and men who work as informal waste collectors in four different cities. The purpose of this paper is to map out how and to what extent occupational, political-legal, economic and social dynamics are experienced differently by gender in a highly vulnerable segment of the urban informal economy, and explore gender differences in these workers' coping strategies and the levels of action they develop to protect their livelihoods. Design/methodology/approach -The analysis is based on a mixed methods study which combined a quantitative survey of informal workers with a qualitative participatory methodology. Study participants were drawn from a purposive sample of informal workers who belong to, or are affiliated with, membershipbased workers' organisations. The sample consists of waste pickers (n ¼ 614) from Belo Horizonte, Brazil; Bogotá, Colombia; Durban, South Africa; and Nakuru, Kenya. Findings -The data show that despite significant differences between women and men upon entry into (informal) employment, their perceptions of key drivers and impacts are largely similar, with the exception of concerns around various types of physical security among women. They also indicate that levels of action among men and women waste pickers are only moderately influenced by gender, but are strongly influenced by the degree of organisation in the sector and the symbolic assets held by workers. The findings also illustrate the way in which gendered power dynamics operate within the informal recycling sector and how different levels of sector organisation and development often contribute to opportunities for collective action and, in turn, a reduction in gendered vulnerabilities. Originality/value -The study offers a new policy angle which connects the level of sector organisation and development with the levels of action taken by informal workers in adapting to different types of shocks The The authors thank Jason Heyes, Joanna Shapland and two anonymous reviewers for their feedback on this paper; Anisa Desai for her valuable research assistance; the research team...

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“…This is particularly problematic since UN Women has been pivotal in making space for CSOs to raise the underrepresented voices of women in such fora, and throughout the Migration Compact negotiations (Hennebry, ). Women migrant workers, like autonomous women worker associations the world over (Kabeer, ), have made great strides in engaging in productive dialogue with states, international organizations and other actors, especially through transnational advocacy networks, such as the WIMN. One route toward shifting the gender‐blind status quo is for more civil society engagement in these UN processes and mechanisms, enabling the migrants they represent and advocate for to make claims on duty‐bearers and challenge the existing system.…”

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Closing the Gap? Gender and the Global Compacts for Migration and Refugees

Hennebry

Petrozziello

2019

International Migration

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Migrant women's organizations, UN Women, and civil society advocacy networks have mobilized to call for greater gender‐responsiveness in migration governance. The development of the Global Compacts on Migration and Refugees presented an important opportunity to continue enhancing the international framework for protecting the rights of women and men on the move. This article asks: How has gender been understood/invoked during proceedings leading up to their adoption? In what ways is it incorporated in the resulting compacts and their operationalization? What are the gains and missed opportunities for gender‐responsiveness? Drawing on data gathered through participant observation in the global compact on migration preparatory meetings and member state negotiations in Geneva and New York, and policy analysis of the drafts of both compacts, this paper aims to determine the extent to which the compacts, and the plans to operationalize them, serve to widen or close the gender gap.

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Women Workers and the Politics of Claims Making: The Local and the Global

Cited by 13 publications

References 33 publications

Networks of Labour Activism: Collective Action across Asia and Beyond. An Introduction to the Debate

Networks of Labour Activism: Collective Action across Asia and Beyond. An Introduction to the Debate

Gender and informal livelihoods

Closing the Gap? Gender and the Global Compacts for Migration and Refugees

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