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Trade unions in a fragile state: the case of Sierra Leone
Author(s) -
Stirling John
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
industrial relations journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.525
H-Index - 3
eISSN - 1468-2338
pISSN - 0019-8692
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-2338.2011.00621.x
Subject(s) - sierra leone , context (archaeology) , state (computer science) , government (linguistics) , trade union , political science , civil society , economic growth , business , development economics , economics , labour economics , geography , law , politics , linguistics , philosophy , archaeology , algorithm , computer science
This article explores approaches to rebuilding trade union capacity in Sierra Leone. It analyses their potential by assessing the problems encountered in an economy dominated by informal employment. It evaluates union strategies in building workplace organisation; working with civil society and influencing government, and concludes by assessing change in the context of a case study of diamond mining.