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[Review Of The Book International Labour Standards And Economic Interdependence], Gary S. Fields
[Review Of The Book International Labour Standards And Economic Interdependence], Gary S. Fields
Gary S Fields
[Excerpt] What can be done to raise the living standards of working people around the world? This collection of 29 essays focuses on an issue currently in the air: the setting of international labor standards. Although the writers come from every continent and represent employers, workers, government, and academia, virtually all favor international labor standards. One should perhaps not be too surprised by this agreement, given that the volume is published under the auspices of the International Institute for Labour Studies, a sister organization of the ILO. Things get interesting when the authors stop lamenting how tough conditions are for …
International Labor Standards And Decent Work: Perspectives From The Developing World, Gary S. Fields
International Labor Standards And Decent Work: Perspectives From The Developing World, Gary S. Fields
Gary S Fields
[Excerpt] It is a very positive development that the world community has now reached agreement on four core labor standards, described further below. The moral force of this agreement will help slow and possibly even reverse the infamous "race to the bottom"—for example, child labor in the carpet industries of India undermining Nepal's efforts to keep its carpet industry free of child labor (Hensman, 2000). Ironically, some of the loudest and most strident voices against international labor standards come from the poorest parts of the world. My thesis in this chapter is that while some of the arguments being voiced …