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Labour Rights as Human Rights

Labour Rights as Human Rights

Labour Rights as Human Rights

Author: Philip Alston
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780199281060
Published In: March 2005
Format: Paperback , 264 pages
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
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Addresses the controversial issue of tension between human rights and globalization
Critically examines the work of the WTO, the EU, NAFTA, and the Free Trade Agreement of the Americas and their effect on protection of labour rights
Explores the options open to governments, civil society, and the labour movement in the future

Are efforts to protect workers' rights compatible with the forces of globalization? How can minimum standards designed to protect labour rights be implemented in a world in which national labour law is more and more at the mercy of international forces beyond its control? The contributors to this volume argue that international agreements and institutions are of central importance if labour rights are to be protected in a globalized economy, exploring some of the options that are open to governments, civil society, and the labour movement in the years ahead.

Readership: Scholars and advanced students of labour law and human rights.

Notes on Contributors

Philip Alston: 1. Labour Rights as Human Rights: The Not so Happy State of the Art

Simon Deakin: 2. Social Rights in a Globalized Economy

Patrick Macklem: 3. The Right to Bargain Collectively in International Law: Workers' Right, Human Right, International Right?

Francis Maupain: 4. Is the ILO Effective in Upholding Workers' Rights?: Reflections on the Myanmar Experience

Steve Charnovitz: 5. The Labor Dimension of the Emerging Free Trade Area of the Americas

Anne Davies: 6. Should the EU Have the Power to Set Minimum Standards for Collective Labour Rights in the Member States?

Tonia Novitz: 7. The European Union and International Labour Standards: The Dynamics of Dialogue Between the EU and the ILO

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Edited by Philip Alston, Professor of Law at New York University Law School

Contributors:

Philip Alston

Simon Deakin

Patrick Macklem

Francis Maupain

Steve Charnovitz

Anne Davies

Tonia Novitz

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