<p>This paper draws on empirical studies to examine how the politics of claims-making by women workers in the Global South have evolved in the context of increased globalisation. The paper distinguishes between three categories of women workers: waged workers in global value chains working for export markets, workers oriented towards domestic markets and working in a variety of waged and self-employed activities and finally, waged workers involved in cross-border migration. <br />
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A range of groups, organizations and networks operating at local, national, regional and international levels, are active in making claims for Southern women workers, using a variety of strategies. It is argued that this global context significantly shapes the politics of claims-making, why the author calls for an urgent need to develop conceptual tools to understand labour activism today. Additionally, the importance of autonomous organisational space for women’s workers is emphasised. <br />
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Adapted from author’s summary.<br />
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