Food Crisis: Implications for Labour

2013 publication with Debdulal Saha (eds.): Food Crisis: Implications for Labour, Mering, Rainer Hampp Verlag

Introduction: The Neglected Labour Dimension - Debdulal Saha and Christoph Scherrer 

I. Food Insecurity
1. Addressing the ‘Slow Violence’ of Food Insecurity - Jacklyn Cock
2. The Origins of the Food Crisis: The Case of East Africa - Thomas Ogola and Jane Sawe
3. Market Queens and the Blame Game in Ghanaian Tomato Marketing - Akua O.Britwum

II. Decent Work Deficit and Rural Labor 4. “You entered through that gate and you will leave through that gate”. The Decent Work Deficit amongst Farm Workers… - Edward Webster and Mbuso Nkosi
5. Indonesian Oil Palm Plantations:
Decent Work Deficit Despite Employment Growth - Hariati Sinaga
6. Rural Development and the Decent Work Agenda:The Role of Smallholders and the Rural Poor - Lars Thomann

III. Social Protection 7. Food Security Requires Income Security. The Case for Universal Social Protection Floors - Frank Hoffer
8. The Brazilian Food and Nutrition Security Policy: Concept and Results - Walter Belik
9. Food or Cash: Assisting the Urban Poor in India - Sharit K. Bhowmik, Indira Gartenberg, and Kanchan Sarker

http://tiny.cc/scherrerfoodcrisis

'TTIP serves the major corporations'

"The TTIP trade agreement between the US and the EU is continuing to cause a major row in Europe. Economist Christoph Scherrer tells DW that the corporations' right to file lawsuits will be particularly problematic."

http://www.dw.de/ttip-serves-the-major-corporations/a-17655221

German Radio Interview with Christoph Scherrer

"What are the advantages and disadvantages of the opening of markets? What is the role of the WTO? What are the deficits of the transatlantic free trade agreement? German Radio Interview with Political scientist Prof. Christoph Scherrer."

http://mediathek-tua.ard.de/radio/radioWissen-Bayern-2/Gespr%C3%A4ch-mit-Prof-Christoph-Scherrer-/Bayern-2/Audio-Podcast?documentId=20684952&bcastId=5945518