The New ILO in Sub-Saharan Africa: Action, Agency, and Ordering Under Global Production

Abstract

Abstract This article examines recent changes in the role played by the International Labour Organization in Sub-Saharan Africa in historical perspective. It argues that the globalization of production has created a novel set of political and economic problems surrounding work and labour in Africa. The ILO's activities in Africa have been an important means by which African states and organized labour, along with the ILO itself, have adapted themselves to ...