Offering a comprehensive account of the role played by trade unions in Asia, this book focuses on the strategies they have adopted to represent workers, and discusses the issues surrounding wages and working conditions, health and safety, women's employment opportunities and human resource development.

1. Trade Unions in Asia: Organisation, Strategy and Issues John Benson and Ying Zhu2. Trade Unions in Theory and Practice: Perspectives from Advanced Industrial Countries Howard Gospel3. Trade Unions in Japan: Collective Justice or Managerial Compliance John Benson4. Trade Unions in South Korea: Transition Towards Neocorporatism Chris Rowley and Kil-Sang Yoo5. Trade Unions in Taiwan: Confronting the Challenge of Globalisation and Economic Restructuring Ying Zhu6. Trade Unions in Hong Kong: Worker Representation or Political Agent?Andy W. Chan7. Trade Unions in Singapore: Corporatist Paternalism Chris Leggett8. Trade Unions in Malaysia: Complexity of a State-Employer System Nagiah Ramasamy and Chris Rowley9. Trade Unions in China: In Search of a New Role in the 'Harmonious Society' Malcolm Warner10. Trade Unions in India: From Politics of Fragmentation to Politics of Expansion and Integration? K.R. Shyam Sundar11. Trade Unions in Sri Lanka: Beyond Party Politics Samanthi Gunawardana and Janaka Biyanwila12. Trade Unions in Vietnam: From Socialism to Market Socialism Vincent Edwards and Anh Phan13. Trade Unions in Thailand: Issues and Future Directions Vimolwan Yukongdi14. Trade Unions in Indonesia: From State Incorporation to Market Orientation Joe Isaac and Sari Sitalaksmi15. Trade Unions in Asia: A Comparative Analysis John Benson and Ying Zhu