Michele Ford
@profmicheleford.bsky.social
Labour sociologist and Southeast Asia tragic. Researches industrial relations and the intersection of global and local labour movements in Cambodia, Indonesia, Myanmar and Timor-Leste. Also interested in gender and disability at work.
Our new article on union-member engagement in Cambodia's construction sector is now out! @labourrc44.bsky.social @sydney.edu.au
Union–Member Engagement in Cambodia's Construction Sector
This article argues for the concept of adaptive unionism as a useful way to explore the pragmatic, often short-term approach that unions adopt just to survive in many parts of the Global South, explo...
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October 1, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Our new article on union-member engagement in Cambodia's construction sector is now out! @labourrc44.bsky.social @sydney.edu.au
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Call for Papers: Locating Power & Resistance in Global AI Production Networks
AAG 2026 Annual Meeting
AI is not just “in the cloud.” It relies on global supply chains, with power concentrated in a few countries and corporations.
fair.work/en/fw/blog/c...
#AAG2026
AAG 2026 Annual Meeting
AI is not just “in the cloud.” It relies on global supply chains, with power concentrated in a few countries and corporations.
fair.work/en/fw/blog/c...
#AAG2026
Call for Papers: Locating Power and Resistance Within Global AI Production Networks
American Association of Geographers (AAG) 2026 Annual Meeting
fair.work
September 23, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Call for Papers: Locating Power & Resistance in Global AI Production Networks
AAG 2026 Annual Meeting
AI is not just “in the cloud.” It relies on global supply chains, with power concentrated in a few countries and corporations.
fair.work/en/fw/blog/c...
#AAG2026
AAG 2026 Annual Meeting
AI is not just “in the cloud.” It relies on global supply chains, with power concentrated in a few countries and corporations.
fair.work/en/fw/blog/c...
#AAG2026
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'Ultimately, union revitalisation requires more than fresh ideas, new knowledge or improved policy. It also demands a sustained investment in unions’ internal capacity to collaborate, adapt and learn.'
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September 11, 2025 at 1:10 PM
'Ultimately, union revitalisation requires more than fresh ideas, new knowledge or improved policy. It also demands a sustained investment in unions’ internal capacity to collaborate, adapt and learn.'
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TT Assistant Professor Position in Modern Southeast Asian Humanities at UC-Berkeley!
Further details below --
Further details below --
Assistant Professor -Modern Southeast Asian Humanities - Department of South and Southeast Asian Studies
University of California, Berkeley is hiring. Apply now!
aprecruit.berkeley.edu
September 10, 2025 at 5:19 AM
TT Assistant Professor Position in Modern Southeast Asian Humanities at UC-Berkeley!
Further details below --
Further details below --
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🚨The latest issue of RC44's newsletter (July 2025) is out now, including announcements about the recent 5th ISA Forum of #Sociology in Rabat, Morocco, great new publications, and a major new job opportunity for #labour researchers in Hong Kong - check it out!!👀✊
August 2, 2025 at 5:24 AM
🚨The latest issue of RC44's newsletter (July 2025) is out now, including announcements about the recent 5th ISA Forum of #Sociology in Rabat, Morocco, great new publications, and a major new job opportunity for #labour researchers in Hong Kong - check it out!!👀✊
Hearing tributes from Michael Burawoy's former students at the ISA Forum in Rabat. A tragic loss for the sociological community.
July 9, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Hearing tributes from Michael Burawoy's former students at the ISA Forum in Rabat. A tragic loss for the sociological community.
You might be interested in our new article: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Coalition-building as a power resource: Transnational collaborations between global unions and non-union actors
This article explores how the global unions use coalition-building as a power resource in three different types of transnational labour campaigns. The first is an enabling campaign for seafood work...
www.tandfonline.com
July 9, 2025 at 9:47 AM
You might be interested in our new article: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Thrilled to be in Rabat for the @isa-sociology.org forum. Looking forward to catchimg up with fellow members of @labourrc44.bsky.social!
July 4, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Thrilled to be in Rabat for the @isa-sociology.org forum. Looking forward to catchimg up with fellow members of @labourrc44.bsky.social!
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SEARG, a grad research collective at UW-Madison is holding a Zoom event on the #Thai #Cambodia #border:
“Violence and Resurgent Nationalism in Thai-Cambodian Border Conflict.”
Monday, 23 June 2025
8 to 10 AM (CST/Madison)
8 to 10 PM (ICT/Bangkok)
Register: uwmadison.zoom.us/j/9486657476...
“Violence and Resurgent Nationalism in Thai-Cambodian Border Conflict.”
Monday, 23 June 2025
8 to 10 AM (CST/Madison)
8 to 10 PM (ICT/Bangkok)
Register: uwmadison.zoom.us/j/9486657476...
June 21, 2025 at 9:17 AM
SEARG, a grad research collective at UW-Madison is holding a Zoom event on the #Thai #Cambodia #border:
“Violence and Resurgent Nationalism in Thai-Cambodian Border Conflict.”
Monday, 23 June 2025
8 to 10 AM (CST/Madison)
8 to 10 PM (ICT/Bangkok)
Register: uwmadison.zoom.us/j/9486657476...
“Violence and Resurgent Nationalism in Thai-Cambodian Border Conflict.”
Monday, 23 June 2025
8 to 10 AM (CST/Madison)
8 to 10 PM (ICT/Bangkok)
Register: uwmadison.zoom.us/j/9486657476...
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Come and work with me on this fantastic project www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNM406/k...
KTP Associate – Gender and Climate (110583-0625) at University of Warwick
jobs.ac.uk, the top job board for professional services jobs in higher education, invites you to apply for the KTP Associate – Gender and Climate (110583-0625) position. Click to apply today!
www.jobs.ac.uk
June 15, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Come and work with me on this fantastic project www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNM406/k...
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'The Elgar Companion to Regulating Platform Work: Insights from the Food Delivery Sector'
Order it here 🔗 www.elgaronline.com/edcollbook/b...
Order it here 🔗 www.elgaronline.com/edcollbook/b...
June 13, 2025 at 6:45 AM
'The Elgar Companion to Regulating Platform Work: Insights from the Food Delivery Sector'
Order it here 🔗 www.elgaronline.com/edcollbook/b...
Order it here 🔗 www.elgaronline.com/edcollbook/b...
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Great to be part of this collection documenting strike activity around the world in 2023!
- Published: International strike report 2023 featuring Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Chile, China, Italy, South Africa, Türkiye, UK, US & Uruguay @etui.bsky.social #WorkerSolidarity #CollectiveAction #LaborRights
- Read it here: emekcalisma.org/wp-content/u...
- Read it here: emekcalisma.org/wp-content/u...
June 10, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Great to be part of this collection documenting strike activity around the world in 2023!
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How do #LGBT workers fare in American workplaces?
Erin Cech and William R. Rothwell @umich.edu show that LGBT employees report worse workplace experiences across 16 measures of employee treatment, workplace #fairness, and #jobsatisfaction.
doi.org/10.1177/0019...
Erin Cech and William R. Rothwell @umich.edu show that LGBT employees report worse workplace experiences across 16 measures of employee treatment, workplace #fairness, and #jobsatisfaction.
doi.org/10.1177/0019...
June 6, 2025 at 1:30 AM
How do #LGBT workers fare in American workplaces?
Erin Cech and William R. Rothwell @umich.edu show that LGBT employees report worse workplace experiences across 16 measures of employee treatment, workplace #fairness, and #jobsatisfaction.
doi.org/10.1177/0019...
Erin Cech and William R. Rothwell @umich.edu show that LGBT employees report worse workplace experiences across 16 measures of employee treatment, workplace #fairness, and #jobsatisfaction.
doi.org/10.1177/0019...
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The May 2025 issue of RC44’s Monthly Newsletter is out now, including important calls about the forthcoming 5th ISA Forum of #Sociology in Morocco, as well as calls to support our flagship publication, Global #Labour Journal (including a call for junior editors to join the editorial board)🙂✊
June 2, 2025 at 1:48 AM
The May 2025 issue of RC44’s Monthly Newsletter is out now, including important calls about the forthcoming 5th ISA Forum of #Sociology in Morocco, as well as calls to support our flagship publication, Global #Labour Journal (including a call for junior editors to join the editorial board)🙂✊
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The GLJ still needs signatures. Please sign and circulate!
The Global Labour Journal, the official journal of @labourrc44.bsky.social and @glu-network.bsky.social, has launched a petition demaning its inclusion in the World of Science main catalogue.
Please spread the word and sign!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Please spread the word and sign!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Support the ranking of the Global Labour Journal!
Dear RC 44 and GLU members, we are asking for your support to advocate for the inclusion of the Global Labour Journal in the Web of Science (WOS Clarivate) main catalogue. GLJ is currently included in...
docs.google.com
June 2, 2025 at 8:30 AM
The GLJ still needs signatures. Please sign and circulate!
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Hi Bluesky, I'm conducting research on the opportunities and challenges in the #UKHE sector that involuntarily displaced mid-career/senior academics face. Particularly interested in speaking to those in humanities and social sciences, regardless of their current employment status. 1/4 #academicsky
June 2, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Hi Bluesky, I'm conducting research on the opportunities and challenges in the #UKHE sector that involuntarily displaced mid-career/senior academics face. Particularly interested in speaking to those in humanities and social sciences, regardless of their current employment status. 1/4 #academicsky
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Louis Plottel is an #Anthropology PhD candidate at the University of Toronto. His current research looks at methamphetamine consumption among young men in #Aceh, #Indonesia, examining the impact of labour and economic development on patterns of drug use. #AnthroSky
www.newmandala.org/indonesias-n...
www.newmandala.org/indonesias-n...
Indonesia’s new economy of speed - New Mandala
Why are millions of Indonesian workers taking up methamphetamine?
www.newmandala.org
May 30, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Louis Plottel is an #Anthropology PhD candidate at the University of Toronto. His current research looks at methamphetamine consumption among young men in #Aceh, #Indonesia, examining the impact of labour and economic development on patterns of drug use. #AnthroSky
www.newmandala.org/indonesias-n...
www.newmandala.org/indonesias-n...
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Excitement is in the air as #ISAforum25 approaches!
We're thrilled to soon gather at the Université Mohammed V de Rabat in Rabat, Morocco! Want to explore the venue before you arrive? Check out these resources:
📽️ University tour: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSj_...
We're thrilled to soon gather at the Université Mohammed V de Rabat in Rabat, Morocco! Want to explore the venue before you arrive? Check out these resources:
📽️ University tour: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSj_...
Université Mohammed V de Rabat - Film institutionnel
YouTube video by UM5Rabat
www.youtube.com
May 25, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Excitement is in the air as #ISAforum25 approaches!
We're thrilled to soon gather at the Université Mohammed V de Rabat in Rabat, Morocco! Want to explore the venue before you arrive? Check out these resources:
📽️ University tour: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSj_...
We're thrilled to soon gather at the Université Mohammed V de Rabat in Rabat, Morocco! Want to explore the venue before you arrive? Check out these resources:
📽️ University tour: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSj_...
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NEW: Discussions about transnational influences on Mainland Southeast Asia's autocratisation often focus on China—but @gregoryvraymond.bsky.social argues that a more important factor is how the region’s authoritarian regimes help reinforce each other. www.newmandala.org/making-mainl...
Making Mainland Southeast Asia safe for autocracy - New Mandala
How regional elites built an “authoritarian security community”
www.newmandala.org
April 16, 2025 at 3:05 AM
NEW: Discussions about transnational influences on Mainland Southeast Asia's autocratisation often focus on China—but @gregoryvraymond.bsky.social argues that a more important factor is how the region’s authoritarian regimes help reinforce each other. www.newmandala.org/making-mainl...
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American workers favour unions more than ever
www.epi.org/blog/america...
Interesting study. Breakdown over educational back ground, voting, and more.
Workers want more control over work especially in hostile situations
@kurtvandaele.bsky.social
@etui.bsky.social
@labournetgermany.bsky.social
www.epi.org/blog/america...
Interesting study. Breakdown over educational back ground, voting, and more.
Workers want more control over work especially in hostile situations
@kurtvandaele.bsky.social
@etui.bsky.social
@labournetgermany.bsky.social
Americans favor labor unions over big business now more than ever
This piece was also published on Medium. For decades, Americans were evenly divided in their relative support of labor unions and big business, but that’s no longer the case. Now, Americans are more l...
www.epi.org
May 21, 2025 at 4:01 AM
American workers favour unions more than ever
www.epi.org/blog/america...
Interesting study. Breakdown over educational back ground, voting, and more.
Workers want more control over work especially in hostile situations
@kurtvandaele.bsky.social
@etui.bsky.social
@labournetgermany.bsky.social
www.epi.org/blog/america...
Interesting study. Breakdown over educational back ground, voting, and more.
Workers want more control over work especially in hostile situations
@kurtvandaele.bsky.social
@etui.bsky.social
@labournetgermany.bsky.social
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#JobOpening
ℹ️ Tenure-Track Professor/Associate Professor/Assistant Professor at HKU
📍 Department of Sociology, University of Hong Kong (HKU), Hong Kong
🗓️ Applications: September 14, 2025
🔗 jobs.hku.hk/en/job/53145...
ℹ️ Tenure-Track Professor/Associate Professor/Assistant Professor at HKU
📍 Department of Sociology, University of Hong Kong (HKU), Hong Kong
🗓️ Applications: September 14, 2025
🔗 jobs.hku.hk/en/job/53145...
May 15, 2025 at 5:11 PM
#JobOpening
ℹ️ Tenure-Track Professor/Associate Professor/Assistant Professor at HKU
📍 Department of Sociology, University of Hong Kong (HKU), Hong Kong
🗓️ Applications: September 14, 2025
🔗 jobs.hku.hk/en/job/53145...
ℹ️ Tenure-Track Professor/Associate Professor/Assistant Professor at HKU
📍 Department of Sociology, University of Hong Kong (HKU), Hong Kong
🗓️ Applications: September 14, 2025
🔗 jobs.hku.hk/en/job/53145...
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What’s the hype around AI? Join us, @californialabor.bsky.social & members of @wearecta.bsky.social on May 28 for our 2nd webinar on Demystifying AI & Empowering Workers. We'll explore the rapidly changing public policy landscape around technology & labor. laborcenter.berkeley.edu/event/demyst...
May 15, 2025 at 6:21 PM
What’s the hype around AI? Join us, @californialabor.bsky.social & members of @wearecta.bsky.social on May 28 for our 2nd webinar on Demystifying AI & Empowering Workers. We'll explore the rapidly changing public policy landscape around technology & labor. laborcenter.berkeley.edu/event/demyst...
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Sesame Street is officially UNION! Workers at Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit behind Sesame Street, have voted 55-19 to join @opeiulocal153.bsky.social
Huge congrats to @sesameworkersunion.bsky.social! “We can officially say that today, May 15th, is brought to you by the letter U!”
Huge congrats to @sesameworkersunion.bsky.social! “We can officially say that today, May 15th, is brought to you by the letter U!”
May 15, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Sesame Street is officially UNION! Workers at Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit behind Sesame Street, have voted 55-19 to join @opeiulocal153.bsky.social
Huge congrats to @sesameworkersunion.bsky.social! “We can officially say that today, May 15th, is brought to you by the letter U!”
Huge congrats to @sesameworkersunion.bsky.social! “We can officially say that today, May 15th, is brought to you by the letter U!”
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Our new research reveals major differences across unions in 2024 — 33% of Teamsters backed VP Harris, compared to 77% of NEA members: “treating union members as a unified bloc can obscure…variation across different [groups] within organized labor.” clje.law.harvard.edu?p=6248
The Varied Voice of Labor: Unpacking the Political Engagement of Labor in the 2024 Election - Center for Labor and a Just Economy
“The Varied Voice of Labor: Unpacking the Political Engagement of Labor in the 2024 Election,” focuses on unions’ role in…
clje.law.harvard.edu
May 12, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Our new research reveals major differences across unions in 2024 — 33% of Teamsters backed VP Harris, compared to 77% of NEA members: “treating union members as a unified bloc can obscure…variation across different [groups] within organized labor.” clje.law.harvard.edu?p=6248
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1/ After nearly 3 years of research, our @hrw.org report "The Gig Trap" is finally out. It documents how companies like Uber, Lyft, DoorDash, Instacart, Shipt, Favor, and Amazon Flex created a business model that undermines labor rights & deepens inequality in the US. A 🧵https://hrw.org/node/391214
May 12, 2025 at 2:55 PM
1/ After nearly 3 years of research, our @hrw.org report "The Gig Trap" is finally out. It documents how companies like Uber, Lyft, DoorDash, Instacart, Shipt, Favor, and Amazon Flex created a business model that undermines labor rights & deepens inequality in the US. A 🧵https://hrw.org/node/391214