Physical description:
234 p. ill. 23 cm.;
Bibliographic notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 218-220) and index.;
Author(s): Berlatsky, Noah.;
ISBN:
9780737756685 (pbk.;
Subjects: Employee rights.;
Human rights.;
Formatted contents notes:
ch. 1. Labor regulations worldwide. In Brazil, excessive labor regulations harm employers and workers Economist Brazil needs stronger regulation of domestic workers Ana Virginia Moreira Gomes and Patricia Tuma Martins Bertolin In India, more flexible labor regulations are needed to encourage growth Sadiq Ahmed and Shantayanan Devarajan Chile must adopt stronger workplace safety regulations for mines Daniela Estrada In Greece, vacation and retirement provisions are too generous Spiegel Online American vacation policy is not sufficiently generous David Moberg ch. 2. Unions and collective bargaining. China needs collective bargaining to protect workers' rights Han Dongfang The erosion of collective bargaining threatens human rights in the United Kingdom and the world Keith Ewing In the United States, collective bargaining harms workers and taxpayers Robert Barro South Africa has moved toward greater centralization of trade unions Johann Maree Canada may move toward weakening trade unions Tom Sandborn French unions threaten workers' well-being Spencer Fernando French unions protect workers from government Aurelien Mondon ch. 3. Workplace discrimination. Workplace discrimination is a growing problem in Asia International Labour Organization (ILO) Caste discrimination in South Asian communities in the United Kingdom is a serious problem Roger Green, Stephen Whittle, and Anti Caste Discrimination Alliance (ACDA) Women in Russia face workplace discrimination Elena Novikova In Israel, Arabs face workplace discrimination Jonathan Cook ch. 4. Migrant and slave labor. Migrant domestic workers face slave labor conditions in Saudi Arabia Human Rights Watch Germany is cracking down on migrant slave labor in Chinese restaurants Andreas Ulrich Australian consumers should put pressure on slave labor employers Kelly Griffin In Britain, internships have features in common with slave labor Tom Rawstorne In Japan, internships can be valuable or exploitative Terrie Lloyd Child sex trafficking in Malaysia is a serious problem ECPAT International Sex workers face bias in migration policies Susie Bright, in an interview with Laura Agustin.;
Publisher:
Detroit : Greenhaven Press , c2012.;
Call number: 331.01'1 WOR;
Type: Book (Bibliographies) Available At: stacks Availability: View details Reviews:
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00$gch. 1.$tLabor regulations worldwide.$tIn Brazil, excessive labor regulations harm employers and workers$rEconomist$tBrazil needs stronger regulation of domestic workers$rAna Virginia Moreira Gomes and Patricia Tuma Martins Bertolin$tIn India, more flexible labor regulations are needed to encourage growth$rSadiq Ahmed and Shantayanan Devarajan$tChile must adopt stronger workplace safety regulations for mines$rDaniela Estrada$tIn Greece, vacation and retirement provisions are too generous$rSpiegel Online$tAmerican vacation policy is not sufficiently generous$rDavid Moberg$gch. 2.$tUnions and collective bargaining.$tChina needs collective bargaining to protect workers' rights$rHan Dongfang$tThe erosion of collective bargaining threatens human rights in the United Kingdom and the world$rKeith Ewing$tIn the United States, collective bargaining harms workers and taxpayers$rRobert Barro$tSouth Africa has moved toward greater centralization of trade unions$rJohann Maree$tCanada may move toward weakening trade unions$rTom Sandborn$tFrench unions threaten workers' well-being$rSpencer Fernando$tFrench unions protect workers from government$rAurelien Mondon$gch. 3.$tWorkplace discrimination.$tWorkplace discrimination is a growing problem in Asia$rInternational Labour Organization (ILO)$tCaste discrimination in South Asian communities in the United Kingdom is a serious problem$rRoger Green, Stephen Whittle, and Anti Caste Discrimination Alliance (ACDA)$tWomen in Russia face workplace discrimination$rElena Novikova$tIn Israel, Arabs face workplace discrimination$rJonathan Cook$gch. 4.$tMigrant and slave labor.$tMigrant domestic workers face slave labor conditions in Saudi Arabia$rHuman Rights Watch$tGermany is cracking down on migrant slave labor in Chinese restaurants$rAndreas Ulrich$tAustralian consumers should put pressure on slave labor employers$rKelly Griffin$tIn Britain, internships have features in common with slave labor$rTom Rawstorne$tIn Japan, internships can be valuable or exploitative$rTerrie Lloyd$tChild sex trafficking in Malaysia is a serious problem$rECPAT International$tSex workers face bias in migration policies$rSusie Bright, in an interview with Laura Agustin.
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