International Labor Organizations and Organized Labor in Latin America and the Caribbean: A History

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The first scholarly work to focus exclusively on the roles of pan-regional and worldwide labor organizations in the labor movements across the nations of the Caribbean, Central America, and South America. * Numerous original documents from the various organizations covered in the book * Wide-ranging bibliographic materials, including original interviews by the author with numerous people who participated in the various institutions that are written about in this volume

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"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." - Reference & Research Book News "Recommended. Informed general readers, graduate students, researchers." - Choice

Author Bio

Robert J. Alexander is professor emeritus of economics and political science at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, NJ, where he taught for 55 years.