Raising the global floor : dismantling the myth that we can't afford good working conditions for everyone / Jody Heymann and Alison Earle.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Heymann, Jody, 1959- author.

Earle, Alison, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Employee rights.

Labor policy.

Labor laws and legislation.

Labor economics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 240 pages) : illustrations, maps

Place of Publication:

Stanford, CA : Stanford Politics and Policy, an imprint of Stanford University Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"News stories on the impact of job loss appear daily in the media. Less reported is that working conditions in many countries around the world have deteriorated as rapidly as jobs have been lost-and this affects ten times as many people. Working conditions significantly impact our health, the amount of time we can spend with family, our options during momentous life events (such as the birth of a child or the death of a parent), and whether we keep or lose a job when the unexpected occurs. Inexplicably, the global community has nearly universally accepted the argument that any country that guarantees a floor of decent working conditions will suffer higher unemployment and will be less competitive. Raising the Global Floor shatters this widely held view by presenting the first ever, global analysis of the relationship between labor conditions, national competitiveness, and unemployment rates in 190 countries. The authors'findings are dramatic. They show that there is no relationship between unemployment rates and providing basic protections in a series of critical areas. Strikingly, data also indicate that good working conditions can make countries more competitive. There are no long-term economic gains to be had if workers are denied paid sick leave, paid annual leave, paid parental leave, the right to a day of rest, and many other basic protections that would improve the quality of their lives." -- Provided by publisher

Contents:

The struggle below the surface : declining working conditions

Part I: Examining the contentions feeding inaction

The argument that humane working conditions lead to higher unemployment

The contention that countries can't compete if they protect working adults

The myth that labor laws do not make a difference

Part II: Requirements for change

Achieving global consensus

Addressing where the world lags behind

Moving from evidence to action : raising the floor of working conditions and equity.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 15. Sep 2020)

ISBN:

9780804772532

0804772533

OCLC:

589198649