New Moves in Transnational Advocacy: Getting Labor and Economic Rights on the Agenda in Unexpected Ways

Hertel considers the problem of clashing interests between labor organizers in different countries. This article examines two case studies—a campaign against child labor in Bangladesh and a campaign against discrimination …

National Pact for the Eradication of Slave Labour in Brazil

This document in English describes the National Pact for the Eradication of Slave Labor in Brazil. It is a multi-stakeholder initiative involving Ethos Institute, The Social Observatory Institute, the International …

Hooray for…Toronto?: Hollywood, Collective Bargaining, and Extraterritorial Union Rules in an Era of Globalization

Frommer explores what effects the globalization of film production has had on the American film industry and the unions of Hollywood. This article pays special attention to the Screen Actors …

OECD Case: CCC vs. Adidas

NCPs involved: Germany NCP COUNTRY OF OPERATIONS: Indonesia DATE: 5 September 2002 STATUS: Rejected ISSUE: The complaint alleged that Adidas’s suppliers in Indonesia had violated numerous labor rights regarding employment …

OECD Watch: CCC & Nike

NCPs involved: United States NCP COUNTRY OF OPERATIONS: Indonesia DATE: 5 September 2002 STATUS: Rejected ISSUE: The complaint alleged that Nike’s suppliers in Indonesia had violated numerous labor rights regarding …

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South Korea: Court decision regarding industrial action without votes of labor union members and criminal charges (Case Number: 99Do4837)

This is a court decision regarding whether industrial action without votes of labor union members is justifiable under the criminal law, and the criteria for the industrial action to be …

OECD Case: ICN vs. Kubbinga

NCPs involved: Netherlands NCP COUNTRY OF OPERATIONS: India DATE: 20 June 2001 STATUS: Concluded ISSUE: The complaint alleged that Kubbinga’s suppliers in India had violated numerous labor rights including the …

OECD Case: ICN vs. Adidas

NCPs involved: Netherlands NCP COUNTRY OF OPERATIONS: India DATE: 20 June 2001 STATUS: Concluded ISSUE: The complaint alleged that Adidas’s suppliers in India had violated numerous labor rights including the …

Reinventing Labor Law for the Global Economy: The Benjamin Aaron Lecture

This lecture (in 22 Berkeley J. Emp. & Lab. L. 271 (2001)) examines the influence of globalization on labor law and policy. Arthurs describes how: 1) a “globalization of the mind” …

Labor and Economic Globalization in Eastern Europe and Latin America

The first half of this article (in 26 Lab. Stud. J. 22 (2001)) explores how multinational production chains increase income inequality and decrease union power. It compares labor conditions in …

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