This chapter deals with the question of whether labour standards are less relevant or more relevant for the new world … of work which is vastly different from the old world of work when most labour standards were first established. The … various rationales for labour standards are first outlined. This is followed by a discussion of the changing pressures in the …

regarding the governance of global labour standards. We adopt an industrial relations perspective to compare three broad … strengths and weaknesses, and does not suffice on its own to protect global labour standards adequately. This accounts for why … elementary building blocks that improve the governance of global labour standards along global value chains. …