Social Partnership Models: Challenges to IR Actors

Abstract

With intensifying globalization, the past and present government administrators are focused in reducing poverty by preserving and creating jobs through industry competitiveness within a labor policy regime that promotes decent work. Skills-building and education programs, infrastructure development and reduced fiscal deficits are among the government’s major concerns.

This paper is a documentation of good social partnerships among the industry and labor leaders in 16 companies to demonstrate an important adjustment strategy in coping with increased competition resulting from globalization.