Giving globalization a human face.

Giving globalization a human face.

This General Survey, which deals with all eight fundamental Conventions, seeks to give a global picture of the law and practice in member States in terms of the practical application of ratified and non-ratified Conventions, describing the various positive initiatives undertaken in some countries, i...

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Corporate Authors: International Labour Conference Geneva, Switzerland, International Labour Office
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Geneva : International Labour Officec, 2012.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:Report (International Labour Conference) ; 101st session, 3, 1B.
Subjects:
Employee rights > Congresses.
Globalization > Congresses.
Child labor > Prevention > Congresses.
Social justice > Congresses.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Essays.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Reference.
Employee rights
Globalization
Social justice
Conference papers and proceedings
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Table of Contents:
  • Title; Copyright page; Contents; List of boxes; Part I. Introduction; Chapter 1 Preliminary comments; Chapter 2 The protection of fundamental principles and rights at work in national constitutions; Freedom of association and collective bargaining; Forced labour; Child labour; Equality, non-discrimination and equal remuneration; Chapter 3 Other relevant international instruments; Recognition of fundamental principles and rights at work in other universal and regional instruments.
  • The objective of coherence in the supervision of the international and regional obligations of States in relation to fundamental principles and rights at workPart II. Freedom of association and collective bargaining; Chapter 1 Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention, 1948 (No. 87); Introduction; Scope of the Convention and methods of application; General principle and authorized exceptions; Methods of application; Main difficulties concerning the scope of application; Thematic issues.
  • Right of workers and employers to establish and to join organizations of their own choosingRight of workers' and employers' organizations to draw up their constitutions and rules, to elect their representatives in full freedom and to organize their administration and activities; Freedom of association, gender equality and non-discrimination; Employers' group; Workers' group; Dissolution and suspension of organizations by administrative authority; Right of organizations to establish federations and confederations and to affiliate with international organizations.
  • Chapter 2 Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention, 1949 (No. 98)Introduction; Scope of the Convention and methods of application; General principle and authorized exceptions; Methods of application; Difficulties concerning the scope of application; Thematic issues; Protection against acts of anti-union discrimination and of interference; Promotion of collective bargaining; Part III. Forced labour; Chapter 1 Introduction; Introduction; Chapter 2 Scope of the Conventions and methods of application; Scope; Chapter 3 Forced Labour Convention, 1930 (No. 29).
  • Definition of forced or compulsory labourExceptions from the definition of forced labour; Imposition of labour for public works or services and other specified purposes; ILO response to forced labour in Myanmar; National service obligations; Restrictions on the freedom of workers to terminate employment; Work of prisoners for private companies; Obligation to perform overtime work under threat of a penalty; Slavery, slavery-like practices and other illegal forms of compulsion to work: Imposition of forced labour on workers in most vulnerable groups; Trafficking in persons.

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