This book offers a critical reflection on the operation and effects of labour regulation. It articulates the broad goals and extensive potential for it to contribute to inclusive development, while also considering the limits of some areas of regulation and governance

Introduction -- Economic competition and the development of International Labour Law -- Multilateral Trade Law and labour -- International investment law and labour -- Preferential trade and investment agreements and labour -- Conclusions.

Mit dem Lieferkettensorgfaltspflichtengesetz (LkSG) verpflichtet der Gesetzgeber deutsche Unternehmen, bei ihrer geschäftlichen Tätigkeit, vor allem aber auch bei der geschäftlichen Tätigkeit ihrer Zulieferer, auf Umwelt- und Sozialstandards zu achten. Insbesondere sollen menschenwürdige...

Progressive governments in poor countries fear that if they undertake measures to enhance real wages and working conditions, rising labor costs would cause wealthier countries to import from and invest elsewhere. Yet if the world trading system were designed to facilitate or even reward measures...