Essays about: "international labour standards"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 52 essays containing the words international labour standards.
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1. Global Framework Agreements - A solution to fill the vacuum of global labour law?
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för handelsrättAbstract : The phenomenon of global framework agreements has emerged through the difficulties of regulating the global labour market where the multinational enterprises' operations have been driven by an economic agenda and profit. The challenges of creating transnational legislation have brought social actors, such as the United Nations and the International Labour Organisation, to initiate self-regulatory instruments. READ MORE
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2. Forced labour under a microscope - How people are subjected to forced labour within domestic work
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för handelsrättAbstract : The paper focuses on forced labour in domestic work. This paper examines how forced labour in domestic work is addressed internationally and nationally. To fulfil this purpose, the report examines how forced labour is defined in international law and how it is legally combated. It also examines how Sweden and the UK meet international standards. READ MORE
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3. Achieving Sustainability through Bilateral Trade Agreements: A Comparative Legal Study on Sustainable Development Provisions in the EU’s Bilateral Trade Agreements
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för handelsrättAbstract : Following the current global wave of sustainable development, the EU has been playing a leading role in reshaping the global trade landscape with its ambitious sustainable trade toolboxes. Particularly, the evolvement of sustainable development provisions in EU’s Bilateral Trade Agreements (BTA) have sparked growing discussions and debates in the legal arena. READ MORE
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4. The Compatibility Between International Labour Right Standards and Cambodian Laws Concerning Occupational Safety and Health in Construction Sector: holding the Construction Companies Accountable for Violating the Occupational Safety and Health Regulations.
University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakultetenAbstract : Cambodia is now facing alarming issues concerning occupational safety and health in the construction sector. According to the ILO, in 2009, every day four people in Cambodia were killed due to occupational accidents which this amounted to more than 1500 death of the construction workers. READ MORE
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5. A Theoretical Analysis of Labour Exploitations in the New British Readymade Garment Industry using the 'Sweatshop Regime' Theory
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för ekonomisk historia och internationella relationerAbstract : The recent phenomena of reshoring apparel manufacturing back to the UK has developed economic opportunities for the British garment industry alongside worsening labour conditions and social costs for its workers. Historic and ongoing international debates and research that have focused on the topic of labour conditions of global apparel manufacturing have been achieved and published using the sweatshop regime theory, which here is defined as the unjust and socially oppressive labour system of garment manufacturing. READ MORE
