Union–Member Engagement in Cambodia's Construction Sector
本文提出适应性工会主义概念,通过比较柬埔寨建筑工人工会与水泥厂和建筑工地会员的关系,探讨全球南方工会为生存采取的实用短期策略,挑战以复兴为中心的理论。
ABSTRACT This article argues for the concept of adaptive unionism as a useful way to explore the pragmatic, often short‐term approach that unions adopt just to survive in many parts of the Global South, exploring the impact of an adaptive approach through a comparative study of the Building and Wood Workers Trade Union Federation of Cambodia's relationships with its members in cement factories and on construction sites. In doing so, the article contributes to theoretical discussions within industrial relations by challenging the largely unquestioned focus on processes of revitalization, which assume prior union strength and posit a long‐term strategy of renewal.