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'CHALLENGES FOR ASIAN LABOUR: PAST AND PRESENT'
CLARA
- International Institute for Asian Studies - International Institute
of Social History
Friday 19 March 1999, 09.30 - 17.30 at the International Institute of Social
History (IISH), Cruquiusweg 31, Amsterdam
Much of the so-called 'miracle literature' that focused on globalisation, economic
growth and social transformation in Southeast and East Asia has been
unsettled by recent events. The drastic drop in economic growth of many
Asian countries, high levels of unemployment and underemployment and
inflation of basic food prices has caused concern for all. Those directly
engaged in organising against and challenging the structures that have
underpinned much of the recent hardship are also looking for tools that
help make sense of the processes shaping labour relations in a context
of economic contraction and political change. At the same time there
is a renewed interest both in taking a longer term perspective to consider
the historical roots of social, political and economic change, and in
considering the importance of local dynamics in shaping contemporary
economic realities in the region. When one looks at history 'crisis'
has hit various regions at different times with different intensities.
An understanding of the differential impact of dramatic transformations
can only be obtained by understanding local dynamics of labour relations
prior or during crises periods.
This one-day seminar attempts to bring up the various dimensions of
the integration of workers into global markets, past and present and
the challenges they face at various levels. The second aim is to bring
together labour scholars to exchange information on ongoing research.
An increasing number of scholars in the Netherlands are studying work
processes, industrial relations, labour migration, etc. in Asia. Many
of them are incorporated in discussion groups in different research
schools but often have not had the opportunity to know of the work of
others outside their respective research schools.
Within this framework, the international research programme "Changing
Labour Relations in Asia" sponsored by the International Institute for
Asian Studies (Leiden) and the International Institute of Social History
(Amsterdam) plans to organize an 'encounter' of all these social scientists,
historians and economists who are studying Asian labour relations and
are living in the Netherlands.
PROGRAMME:
Prof. Jeff Harrod, University of Amsterdam (UvA) : Melt Downs, Bail
Outs and Foreign Takeovers: Different Challenges for Asian Labour
Prof. Peter Boomgaard, Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal -, Land -, en
Volkenkunde (KITLV): Labour in the 1930s in Java
Ms. Babette Resurreccion, Institute of Social Studies (ISS): Changing
Gender Division of Labour in Resource Use and Management in a Philippine
Upland Village
Mr. Edsel Sajor, Institute of Social Studies (ISS) : Cash Cropping,
Power And Labour Patterns In A Philippine Upland Village
Ms. Erwiza Erman, Centre for Asian Studies Amsterdam (CASA): Control
of Labour and The Culture of Violence: The Ombilin Coal Mines, Sumatra,
1892-1940
Dr. Heidi Dahles , University of Amsterdam (UvA): Women In The Service
Industries - A Balinese Case
For registration please contact:
Changing Labour Relations in Asia (CLARA)
c/o IISH Secretariat, Cruquiusweg 31, 1019 AT Amsterdam,
Tel. (020) 66 858 66, Fax (020) 66 541 81,
E-mail: chlia@iisg.nl, Website: http://www.iisg.nl/asia
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