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Trade Unions, the State and Labour Mobility in ECOWAS

In January 1983 an estimated 2 000 000 aliens mostly of West African origin, were expelled by the Nigerian state for over-staying their legal residency permit. The expulsion order naturally raised many issues of international interest, not least of which is international labour mobility and solidarity, on which this chapter focuses. Labour internationalism, a highly-valued tradition, acquired great importance in the post-war period in response to the power and influence of multinationals which have pitted workers in one country against those in another. To face this challenge international sol…