LABR 138: Labor and Globalization

2025-26

Units: 4

Hours: Lecture, 3 hours; individual study, 2 hours; term paper, 1 hour

Catalog page 447

Prerequisites: restricted to class level standing of junior, or senior; or consent of instructor

Description: Examines the relationship between globalization and labor. Focuses on four key political actors that shape the workers’ fates in the global economy: transnational corporations, national governments, international organizations, and workers themselves.

Cross-listing: Cross-listed with POSC 138.

Credit: Credit is awarded for one of the following POSC 138, LABR 138, LABR 138S, or POSC 138S.

Derived Information — The following is not part of the official catalog but is computed from catalog data.