Labor unrest and action
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- How pervasive are labor unions
- Does organized labor use strikes or disruptive behavior to impact critical portions of supply chain
- Do strikes become violent
- How active and influential is labor in trade agreements or trade policy and foreign policy
- Do the countrys domestic labor laws reflect labors influence
- Employment in industries that have organized labor, or size of organized labor as a percent of workers in organized industries is
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LABOR UNREST AND ACTION DEFINITION: Existence of organized labor relating to supply chain at local, regional and national levels; history of organized labor disrupting operations at port/harbor, transportation industry verticals; organized labor connections to crime organizations; organized labor connections to extremist groups; level of political and/or foreign policy activism; public perception of organized labor membership and activities; public rhetoric of labor unions that indicates risk to multinationals and the supply chain; ability of labor to affect change in-country; national economic trends likely to affect organized labor capabilities. How pervasive are labor unions? ___ Non existent ___ Nascent, minimal influence in policy or business operations _ _X__ Well established, moderate economic or political influence, may be organized into cross-sectoral umbrella organizations ___Highly entrenched, frequently integrated into large, powerful umbrella organizations, significant impact on business operations and government economic policies through action or economic and political influence [2.25/7.0 points]
___Never – no major organized labor action ___Rarely – strikes almost never occur in past 1-3 years, labor engages in dialogue, some lobbying _ X __Occasionally – strikes, sit-ins and other disruptive behavior used selectively over past 1-3 years ___Often – strikes and other disruptive behavior a common practice of labor movements in past 1-3 years [1.50/7 points] Do strikes become violent? ___ Never ___ Rarely _ X __ Violence is not unusual, or has faded from use ___ Violence is a fixture of strikes but generally controlled ___ Violence is a fixture of strikes and uncontrolled [1.25/7 points]
___ No influence, minimal or no activity regarding foreign trade or economic issues _ X __ Occasional influence, international trade and economic issues are addressed by labor ___ Moderate influence, labor active in trying to set foreign trade and economic agendas and policies, primarily through lobbying and political moves ___ Moderate influence, labor active in trying to set foreign trade and economic agendas and policies, via lobbying and strikes or other labor disruptions ___Labor very active in international agendas, strong influence on government economic and trade policies, or frequent employment of disruptive behaviors to try to influence trade policies. [0.75/7 points]
___Only basic protections and laws _ X __The system is by the government and for government ___Labor laws the result of balance between labor and industry ___Most of it was written by labor ___The system is for labor and by labor [0.75/7 points]
___There are no unions ___Shrinking ___Same
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