International labor organizations and organized labor in Latin America and the Caribbean; a history.

9780275977399

International labor organizations and organized labor in Latin America and the Caribbean; a history.

Alexander, Robert J.

Praeger

2009

312 pages

$44.95

Hardcover

HD6530

A leading scholar on Latin American history and politics, Alexander (Economics and Political Science, Rutgers University) explores the relationships between labor unions within countries, in region-wide organizations, and in the worldwide organized labor movement. The author focuses on the activities of international labor institutions and organizations such as the Pan American Federation of Labor and American Institute for Labor Development and describes the formation of the Confederacion de Trabajadores de America Latina--the first attempt to form a multinational labor organization exclusively for Latin American nations. Alexander's account includes numerous original documents and many original interviews with individuals who participated in the events that he describes.

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