The Asia-Pacific region and worker rights: introduction
Leggett, Chris (1997) The Asia-Pacific region and worker rights: introduction. In: Costa, Michael, and Hearn, Mark, (eds.) Reforming Australia's Unions: Insights from Southland Magazine. Lloyd Ross Forum . Federation Press, pp. 136-144.
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[Extract] Attempts to persuade Asia-Pacific governments to acknowledge the universality of human rights (including trade union rights) and to improve working conditions - by the United States Government through its review of its Generalised System of Preferences (GSP), the American Federation of Labour-Confederation of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) and agencies such as Human Rights Watch/Asia -- have been met with mixed reponses.
Item ID: | 23319 |
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Item Type: | Book Chapter (Non-Research) |
ISBN: | 978-1-86287-248-6 |
Keywords: | Asia-Pacific Labour Standards Workers' Rights NICs |
Date Deposited: | 17 Sep 2012 04:39 |
FoR Codes: | 14 ECONOMICS > 1499 Other Economics > 149999 Economics not elsewhere classified @ 100% |
SEO Codes: | 91 ECONOMIC FRAMEWORK > 9104 Management and Productivity > 910401 Industrial Relations @ 100% |
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