Presents the Block-Roberts methodology for measuring labour standards, highlighting its relativism (does not rely on a universal benchmark like ILO Conventions) and its politically feasible benchmark (at least one jurisdiction enacted). Comparing the US with Canada and the EU, resp., determines...

Outlines the global structure of the textiles and clothing industry and reviews trading patterns under the Multi-Fibre Arrangement (MFA), highlighting the impact of trade policies in the European Union and the USA. Examines the issue of labour standards as a new non-tariff barrier to trade....

Reviews the experiences and lessons learned from the implementation of the Labor Standards Enforcement Framework launched by the Department of Labor and Employment of the Philippines in 2004.

Provides a conceptual and normative framework for developing an appropriate policy response to some of the problems posed by the informal economy.

Provides information on the situation in Barbados and Jamaica as it relates to employment, working conditions and labour relations in offshore data service enterprises, against the background of the ILO's Tripartite Declaration of Principles concerning Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy.

Outlines the present state of the labour market, the mechanisms available to support the attainment of full, productive and decent employment, and examines critically the institutions, processes and capacity of the market as well as the manner of their interaction.

Explores how public actors, especially in home countries, link foreign direct investment (FDI) to labour and employment issues.

Based on a survey of 44 contractors and 258 contract workers, carried out from October 1993 to March 1994 in the state of Selangor, Peninsular Malaysia. Includes comments on the application of labour standards and the ILO Social Security (Minimum Standards) Convention, 1952, (No. 102).

Aims to assemble available information on the extent, nature and conditions of migrant women working as domestic servants in private households, especially working and living conditions, in selected countries (Italy, Spain, France, the UK, Venezuela and Middle Eastern countries). Includes...