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Labor in Hard Times

Labor in Hard Times

Kahraman, Filiz

Paperback

Series: Cambridge Studies in Law and Society

General Law

ISBN10: 1009732374
ISBN13: 9781009732376
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: Mar 12 2026
Pages: 304
Weight: 0.97
Height: 0.69 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Labor in Hard Times examines how organized labor in Turkey and the United Kingdom turned to international human rights law in response to domestic repression and neoliberal restructuring. Drawing on extensive fieldwork and a unique database of labor rights cases, the book traces how workers used litigation at the European Court of Human Rights not just to win legal victories, but to build political pressure, assert legitimacy, and reclaim space for collective action. Focusing on public sector unionists in Turkey and blacklisted construction workers in the UK, it offers a rare view of how grassroots activists and lawyers mobilized international law as a tactical resource: Workers engaged rights discourse strategically to pursue concrete goals, while remaining rooted in class-based solidarity. With vivid case studies, this book speaks to readers interested in international courts, human rights, and the evolving strategies of labor movements in an era of democratic backsliding and global inequality.

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