Hazard or hardship crafting global norms on the right to refuse unsafe work
Today, hazardous work kills 2.3 million people each year and injures millions more. Among the most compelling yet controversial forms of legal protection for workers is the right to refuse unsafe work. The rise of globalization, precarious work, neoliberal politics, attacks on unions, and the idea o...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Ithaca, NY :
ILR Press
2013.
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| Edición: | 1st ed |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009422291006719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front matter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- List of Abbreviations
- Introduction: Commodified Workers and the International Response
- 1. Human Rights and the Struggle to Define Hazards
- 2. Theoretical Perspectives on Individual Employment Rights
- 3. The Right to Refuse in International Labor Law
- 4. How Effective Are Convention 155 Refusal Rights?
- 5. Ideological Origins of the Global Framework
- 6. Negotiating "Safe" Rights versus Seeking Social Justice
- Conclusion: The Future of Labor Rights in the Working Environment
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
