Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/156307 
Year of Publication: 
2016
Series/Report no.: 
Global Labour University Working Paper No. 43
Publisher: 
International Labour Organization (ILO), Geneva
Abstract: 
This study provides an overview of some, not all initiatives to improve working conditions throughout global production networks. On the basis of secondary sources it assesses the contribution of the instruments favored by these initiatives. It starts with an economic justification of international workers' rights. The debate about international workers' rights revolves primarily around enforcing standards in developing countries. Opponents of internationally enforced workers' rights see them as an obstacle to closing the industrial gap. They argue that better living and working conditions cannot be legislated but would be the natural outcome of industrialization.
Subjects: 
trade agreement
workers rights
working conditions
value chains
role of ILO
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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