Globalization and Labour Rights : Lessons from the Experiences of Bangladesh / by Abdullah Al Faruque.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Al Faruque, Abdullah.

Series:

Law and Criminology Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social legislation.

Globalization.

Industrial policy.

International economic integration.

Labour Law/Social Law.

Regulation and Industrial Policy.

Economic Aspects of Globalization.

Emerging Markets and Globalization.

Local Subjects:

Labour Law/Social Law.

Globalization.

Regulation and Industrial Policy.

Economic Aspects of Globalization.

Emerging Markets and Globalization.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (268 pages)

Edition:

1st ed. 2026.

Place of Publication:

Singapore : Springer Nature Singapore : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2026.

Summary:

This book focuses on the challenges that economic globalization poses in industrial relations in developing countries like Bangladesh. It explores how labor rights are violated in a global supply chain, and how the international labor standards can offset the negative impacts of globalization. After examining the multifarious functions of labor law in the globalized world, this book critically examines the effectiveness of the regulatory framework of Bangladesh to deal with these challenges. It also draws lessons from the experiences on a range of issues, including integration of human rights due diligence norms, trade union and collective bargaining, fixing minimum wage, emergence of transnational labour governance, labor rights in EPZs, and regulatory reforms initiated after the Rana plaza disaster in Bangladesh. The book also examines labor dispute settlement mechanisms, the role of social dialogue and migrant workers’ rights in the global and Bangladesh context. Dr. Abdullah Al Faruque is working as a Professor, Department of Law, University of Chittagong, Bangladesh. He is a former Dean of the Faculty of Law, former Director of Research and Publication Cell, University of Chittagong and former Visiting Fellow at Macquarie University, Australia. His notable publications include Nuclear Energy Regulation, Risk and the Environment (Routledge, 2019), Foreign Investment, Human Rights and Environmental Protection: Striking a Balance for Sustainable Development (Routledge, 2024), International Human Rights Law: Protection Mechanisms and Contemporary Issues, 2nd ed., (New Warsi Book Corporation, Dhaka, 2015), and Petroleum Contracts: Stability and Risk Management in Developing Countries (Bangladesh Institute of Law and International Affairs, 2011).

Contents:

1. Globalization and Changing Landscape of Labor Relations in Bangladesh

2. Legal and Institutional Framework on Industrial Relations System in Bangladesh

3. Export Processing Zones in Bangladesh: Labor Rights vs. Economic Development

4. Challenges of Globalization and Regulation of Trade Union in Bangladesh

5. Realizing Collective Bargaining: Issues and Constraints

6. Fixing Minimum Wages in Bangladesh: Criteria, Process and Challenges

7. Application of International Labor Standards in Bangladesh: Practice and Challenges

8. Labor Dispute Settlement Mechanisms: Search for Labor Justice

9. Social Dialogue in Industrial Relations System in Bangladesh: Rhetoric and Reality

10. Evaluation of Multi-stakeholders’ Initiatives on Security and Safety in the RMG Sector after The Rana Plaza Accident

11. Migrant Workers’ Rights: Global and Bangladesh Context.

Notes:

Print version record.

ISBN:

9789819236619

OCLC:

1612726062