Making the woman worker : precarious labor and the fight for global standards, 1919-2019 / Eileen Boris.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Boris, Eileen, 1948- author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women--Employment--History--20th century.

Women.

Women--Employment--History--21st century.

Women--Employment--Law and legislation.

Women in the labor movement.

Sex discrimination in employment--History--20th century.

Sex discrimination in employment.

Sex discrimination in employment--History--21st century.

Women's rights.

International Labour Organization--History.

International Labour Organization.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (353 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2019.

Summary:

Founded in 1919 along with the League of Nations, the International Labour Organization (ILO) establishes labour standards and produces knowledge about the world of work, serving as a forum for nations, unions, and employer associations. Before WWII, it focused on enhancing conditions for male industrial workers in Western, often imperial, economies, while restricting the circumstances of women's labours. Over time, the ILO embraced non-discrimination and equal treatment. It now promotes fair globalisation, standardised employment and decent work for women in the developing world. In 'Making the Woman Worker', Eileen Boris illuminates the ILO's transformation in the context of the long fight for social justice.

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on August 30, 2019).

Also issued in print: 2019.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-19-087464-3

0-19-094370-X

0-19-087463-5