Conducts research and collects data on the global history of labour, workers, and labour relations

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Since the IISH has only little original archival material about the former Dutch colony of Suriname, an unexpected acquisition of the papers of Bert Nelemans is particularly welcome. They were... [Collection highlight]
A special issue of International Labor and Working Class History (83, Spring 2013) tackles the theme Strikes and Social Conflicts. Social conflicts form a major axis of 20th century history and... [News]
The new online publication Striking Numbers: New approaches to strike research brings together seven contributions on new quantitative historical research on strike activity in various countries... [News]
Ruim 16.000 stakingen en uitsluitingen in Nederland in de jaren 1372-2008 zijn nu online doorzoekbaar. De stakingsdatabase vermeldt onder andere de deelnemers, de aantallen stakers, de betrokken... [General page]
Labour conflicts are an important phenomenon in the history of capitalism, but also in other societies in which unequal labour relations exist. Through labour conflicts, social, economic, political... [Project]
Based on a workshop of the Labour Conflicts Collaboratory at the IISH this Research Paper offers new perspectives on quantitative research on strikes. Case studies on Austria, Germany, and... [Publication]
The events of 1968 have been seen as a decisive turning point in the Western world of even mythical significance. The author takes a critical look at 'May 1968' and questions whether the events were... [Publication]
Childcare, canteens and laundries enable women to participate fully in the construction of socialism.For nearly a century now, International Women's Day, on March 8, is a special day in the Soviet... [Item of the Day]
What marked the events of the strike in Lal Kanpur cotton factories, India, in June 1938 was the significant solidarity of women and children. Women joined the demonstrations and picketing, squads of... [Item of the Day]
In May and June 1934, more than 10.000 longshoremen struck all the US Pacific Coast ports. Vowing to open the port of San Francisco, the Employers Association secured extensive police protection for... [Item of the Day]

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