Waves of Change: Globalisation and Seafaring Labour Markets

Over 90 per cent of the goods we use – from our smartphones to the fuel in our cars – are transported by ships. The cargo shipping industry is the most globalized industry in the world, yet we know very little about the context in which these ships operate or the ways in which seafaring labour is organised. Drawing on evidence from South Africa and the Philippines, Waves of Change provides an account of globalization, seafaring labour markets and the state that allows us to understand how processes of globalization unfold in this industry.