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Men May Work From Sun To Sun, But Women's Work Is Never Done: International Law And The Regulation Of Women's Work At Night, Christine Haight Farley
Men May Work From Sun To Sun, But Women's Work Is Never Done: International Law And The Regulation Of Women's Work At Night, Christine Haight Farley
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At the turn of the century in both the United States and in Europe, governments enacted laws to protect women from the most harmful aspects of industrialization. One such piece of protective legislation was the ban on the employment of women at night. Discovering that regulation of working hours had a negative effect on their competition in the world market, these western states looked to impose this standard internationally. Thus in 1919 the International Labor Organization enacted the Convention Concerning Employment of Women During the Night.
By the time the International Labor Organization responded to complaints that the convention was …
The World Bank, The Imf, And Human Rights, Daniel D. Bradlow
The World Bank, The Imf, And Human Rights, Daniel D. Bradlow
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This paper explores the type of human rights obligations of the World Bank and the IMF. It argues that their human rights obligations can be divided into two sets of issues. First is operational issues, which relate to both the promotion and protection of human rights. Second is institutional issues, which deal with the internal rules and procedures of the World Bank and the IMF. The paper concludes that these organizations need to develop a coherent and explicit human rights policy.
Chilean Consumer Protection Standards And The United Nations Guidelines On Consumer Protection: A Comparative Study Revealing Regional Conflicts, Robert Vaughn
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A Test Case For The World Bank, Daniel D. Bradlow
A Test Case For The World Bank, Daniel D. Bradlow
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