| Description |
xii, 201 pages ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Issues in work and human resources |
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Issues in work and human resources.
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| Contents |
1. Arguments For and Against Labour Standards in Trade -- 2. The International Labor Organization and International Labor Standards -- 3. Labor Standards in Corporate Codes of Conduct -- 4. Unilateral Application of Labor Standards in Trade Relations -- 5. Labor Standards in Bilateral Trade Agreements: The Case of the USA -- 6. Labor Standards in the Bilateral Trade Relationships of the European Union -- 7. Efforts to Introduce Labor Standards into the Multilateral Trade Regime -- 8. Labor Standards in Regional Trade Agreements: The Case of the European Union -- 9. Labor Standards in Regional Trade Agreements: The Case of the North American Free Trade Agreement -- 10. Policy Implications of International Labor Regulation |
| Summary |
Annotation. The first work in the field of industrial relations to categorize and comprehensively analyze all of the theoretical and practical aspects of international labor regulation. The book focuses primarily on the issues, organizations, and individuals in the United States charged with labor regulation -- NAFTA, the U.S. GSP program, trade unions, activists, and "grass roots" movements. It also gives major attention to the European Union and International Labor Organization |
| Analysis |
Working conditions |
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Globalisation |
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Codes of conduct |
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Trade agreements |
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International Labour Organisation |
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Overseas item |
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International comparisons |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-191) and index |
| Subject |
Labor laws and legislation, International.
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Free trade.
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Foreign trade and employment.
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Social responsibility of business.
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| Author |
Mitchell, Daniel J. B.
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| LC no. |
00033840 |
| ISBN |
0765605570 hardcover alkaline paper |
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