Social issues, globalisation and international institutions : labour rights and the EU, ILO, OECD and WTO / edited by Virginia A. Leary and Daniel Warner.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Leary, Virginia A.

Warner, Daniel.

Series:

International studies in human rights ; v. 84.

International studies in human rights ; v. 84

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Employee rights.

Human rights.

International agencies.

Labor laws and legislation, International.

Labor policy--International cooperation.

Labor policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (440 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : M. Nijhoff, c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Concern over the relationship between human rights, social justice and international trade competitiveness has led to the inclusion of the issue of the rights of workers in the agenda of leading international organizations. International labour issues once seen as a monopoly preoccupation of the ILO (International Labour Organization) have now become important issues in other international organizations, as well as within regional trading blocs. This original study examines the extent to which international labour issues have become issue of concern within the European Union, the ILO, the OECD (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development), and the WTO (World Trade Organization). The internationally known authors of this book have been long-time observers of the work of international organizations on labour rights and globalisation and have been leaders in the effort to bring issue of social justice onto the international agenda. Social Issues, Globalisation and International Institutions: Labour Rights and the EU, ILO, OECD and WTO is the culmination of a project of the Program for the Study of International Organization(s) (PSIO) at the Graduate Institute of Institute of International Studies, Geneva, Switzerland (HEI), supported by a grant from the Ford Foundation. With contributions by Philip Alston, Steve Charnovitz, Andrew Clapham, Robert Howse, Brian A. Langille and James Salzman.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / Virginia A. Leary and Daniel Warner

Short Table of Contents / Virginia A. Leary and Daniel Warner

Table of Contents / Virginia A. Leary and Daniel Warner

Preface / Virginia A. Leary and Daniel Warner

Introduction / Virginia A. Leary and Daniel Warner

I. ‘Core Labour Standards’ and the Transformation of the International Labour Rights Regime / Philip Alston

II. Core Labour Right - the True Story / Brian a. Langille

III. The (Neglected) Employment Dimension of the World Trade Organization / Steve Charnovitz

IV. The World Trade Organization and Laabour Right: Man Bites Dog / Robert Howse , Brian Langille and Julien Burda

V. ‘Are We There Yet?’ in Search of a Coherent EU Strategy on Labour Rights and External Trade / Andrew Clapham and Joanna Bourke Martignoni

VI. Labour Rights, Globalization and Institutions: the Role and Influence of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development / James Salzaman and Julio Bacio Terracino

Editors and Contributors / Virginia A. Leary and Daniel Warner

Intex / Virginia A. Leary and Daniel Warner.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-39643-9

9786612396434

90-474-2737-8

OCLC:

631148222

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9789004145795.i-418 DOI