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The decline in unionization rates across the world
That unions need to revitalize themselves and reach out beyond their present constituency in order to stay relevant is beyond doubt. In both industrialized and developing countries, trade unions struggle to expand beyond the narrowing minority of workers in declining industries, large firms and the public sector. In the industrialized countries union membership is ageing; in low-income and developing countries trade unions have contracted with the decline in formal employment. Lacking or weak representation of young people, of workers with temporary employment contracts, of women in some countries, and of freelance and own-account workers, whether correctly or falsely classified like those in the gig economy, weakens the future growth of trade unions, narrows their agenda and erodes their legitimacy in collective bargaining and social dialogue.
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Finally, I would like to thank all authors and contributors to this edition. My special thanks also to ACTRAV colleagues, who have provided valuable input for this edition of the Journal.
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Preface
Maria Helena André
Director, Bureau for Workers’ Activities (ACTRAV), ILO