Global Management, Local Labour: Turkish Workers And Modern Industry

Global Management, Local Labour Turkish Workers and Modern Industry Theo Nichols and Nadir Sugur Global Management, Local Labour This page intentionally left blank Global Management, Local Labour Turkish Workers and Modern Industry Theo Nichols and Nadir Sugur © Theo Nichols and Nadir Sugur 2004 All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission. No paragraph of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with written permission or in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, or under the terms of any licence permitting limited copying issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, 90 Tottenham Court Road, London W1T 4LP. Any person who does any unauthorised act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. The authors have asserted their rights to be identified as the authors of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. First published 2004 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS and 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010 Companies and representatives throughout the world PALGRAVE MACMILLAN is the global academic imprint of the Palgrave Macmillan division of St. Martin’s Press, LLC and of Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. Macmillan® is a registered trademark in the United States, United Kingdom and other countries. Palgrave is a registered trademark in the European Union and other countries. ISBN 1–4039–1750–7 hardback This book is printed on paper suitable for recycling and made from fully managed and sustained forest sources. A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Nichols, Theo. Global management, local labour : Turkish workers and modern industry / Theo Nichols and Nadir Sugur. p. cm Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index. ISBN 1–4039–1750–7 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. Labor—Turkey. 2. Working class—Turkey. 3. Industrial relations—Turkey. 4. Industrial management—Turkey 5. Industries—Turkey—Case studies. 6. Globalization—Economic aspects—Turkey. I. Title: Global management, local labor. II. Sugur, Nadir. III. Title. HD8656.5.A5N53 2004 331′.09561—dc22 10 9 13 12 8 11 7 10 6 5 09 08 2003064651 4 07 3 06 2 05 1 04 Printed and bound in Great Britain by Antony Rowe Ltd, Chippenham and Eastbourne Contents List of Tables, Figures and Boxes vi Acknowledgements viii Introduction Part I 1 Specificities – Gender and Ethnicity 43 45 59 The World of TQM 77 79 94 121 Trade Unionism 141 State, Law and Trade Unionism Union Autocracy, Mechanisms and Contradictions Part V 9 10 25 Management and its Practices TQM from Above The View from Below Part IV 7 8 23 Women Workers in Textiles Muhacir Bulgarians Part III 4 5 6 Hello to the Factory A General Account Part II 2 3 1 Signs of Change 143 165 183 Modernity and Younger