Book title

The Right to Strike Reimagined

Reimagining Strike Law for Supply Chain Capitalism

Authors

• Judy Fudge, McMaster University, Canada
• Femi Aborisade, Abope Chambers, Nigeria
• June Namgoong, Korean Labour Institute, Korea
• Kamala Sankaran, National Law School of India University, BengaluruFollow
• Hila Shamir, Tel-Aviv University Faculty of Law, Israel
• Marlese Von Broembsen, University of the Western Cape, South Africa

Abstract

"Reimagining Strike Law for Supply Chain Capitalism" critiques the failure of traditional labor laws to protect workers within fragmented global production networks. Traditional strike laws assume a simple, bilateral relationship between a local employer and their immediate workforce. However, modern supply chains allow powerful lead firms to dictate working conditions without assuming legal employer responsibilities, rendering standard strikes largely ineffective. By examining international case studies, the authors demonstrate how legal restrictions on secondary and industrial actions erode collective leverage. The chapter argues that to preserve the right to strike, legal frameworks must evolve to permit broader sectoral and solidarity actions targeting the corporate entities that hold true economic power.

Recommended Citation

Fudge, Judy; Aborisade, Femi; Namgoong, June; Sankaran, Kamala; Shamir, Hila; and Broembsen, Marlese Von, "Reimagining Strike Law for Supply Chain Capitalism" (2026). Book Chapters. 44.
https://repository.nls.ac.in/book_chapters/44

Publisher

Bloomsbury Publishing

Year

2026