Human Rights at Work : Perspectives on Law and Regulation.
Concerns associated with globalisation of markets, exacerbated by the 'credit crunch', have placed pressure on many nation states to make their labour markets more 'flexible'. In so doing, many states have sought to reduce labour standards and to diminish the influence of trade u...
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| Language: | English |
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2010
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| Series: | Oñati international series in law and society.
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| Summary: | Concerns associated with globalisation of markets, exacerbated by the 'credit crunch', have placed pressure on many nation states to make their labour markets more 'flexible'. In so doing, many states have sought to reduce labour standards and to diminish the influence of trade unions as the advocates of such standards. One response to this development, both nationally and internationally, has been to emphasise that workers' rights are fundamental human rights. This collection of essays examines whether this is an appropriate or effective strategy. The book begins by considering the translatio. |
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| Item Description: | Prelims; Foreword; Contents; List of Contributors; 1 The Application of Human Rights Discourse to Labour Relations: Translation of Theory into Practice; Part I National Perspectives; 2 Workers' Human Rights in Australia; 3 Legal Protection of Workers' Rights as Human Rights: Brazil; 4 The Growing Impact of Human Rights on Canadian Labour Law; 5 China's Legal Protection of Workers' Human Rights; 6 Workers' Human Rights in English Law; 7 Enforcing Labour Rights through Human Rights Norms: The Approach of the Supreme Court of India. 8 Legal Protection of Workers' Human Rights in Nigeria: Regulatory Changes and Challenges9 Constitutionalisation of South African Labour Law: An Experiment in the Making; 10 Legal Protection of Workers' Human Rights: Regulatory Changes and Challenges The United States; Part II International and Regional Perspectives; 11 UN Covenants and Labour Rights; 12 Taking Social Rights Seriously: Is there a Case for Institutional Reform of the ILO?; 13 The ILO, Freedom of Association and Belarus. 14 Protection of Workers under Regional Human Rights Systems: An Assessment of Evolving and Divergent Practices15 Is There a Human Right Not to Be a Trade Union Member? Labour Rights under the European Convention on Human Rights; 16 Giving with the One Hand and Taking with the Other: Protection of Workers' Human Rights in the European Union; Part III Regulatory Possibilities; 18 Decent Working Hours as a Human Right: Intersections in the Regulation of Working Time; 19 Justice without the Rule of Law? The Challenge of Rights-Based Industrial Relations in Contemporary Cambodia. 20 Australian Textile Clothing and Footwear Supply Chain Regulation21 Conclusion: Regulating to Protect Workers' Human Rights; Index. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (658 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781847315977 1847315976 9781841139982 184113998X 9781841139999 1841139998 1282984543 9781282984547 9786612984549 6612984546 9781472565242 147256524X |
| Language: | English. |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |
