As
a result of neo-liberal restructuring, the
informalisation of work in the global economy has been intensified. While precarious forms of labour
have always been predominant in the Global South, they have increasingly also
spread into the Global North. As a result, trade unions are under pressure, as
it is much more difficult to organise a workforce in temporary, vulnerable and
constantly changing employment relations. And yet, there are also examples of
successful organising campaigns by precarious workers. In this blog post, I
will discuss some of the key themes, which were discussed at the excellent
workshop Organising the Unorganisable, brought together by Maurizio Atzeni and held at Loughborough University on 23 and 24 April 2014.
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