Evans analyzes international ties between Bridgestone-Firestone workers in Liberia, apparel workers in Honduras, Mexican mineworkers, and U.S. labor organizations. Evans suggests that international cooperation depends on national labor movements and …
Marzan describes Global Framework Agreements and explores some obstacles, including disagreements between parties. He explores one solution, non-binding arbitration based on ILO rules. Non-binding arbitration can be one step to …
In keeping with the goals set forth for the Access to Judicial Remedy (A2JR) program, the authors undertook this report to “understand which barriers are most insurmountable for victims and …
This article (in 38 Lab. Stud. J. 181 (2013)) Brookes identifies three kinds of power (structural, institutional, and coalitional) that workers exercise in transnational campaigns. Brookes weighs the strengths of …
The article discusses different CSR issues emerging with four multinationals while giving a clearer definition of CSR. European Commission defines CSR as ‘the responsibility of enterprises for their impacts on …
Goldman proposes methods to convert the “soft law” of Global Framework Agreements into enforceable “hard law.” He describes enforcement under the U.S. Labor Management Relations Act, contract theories, consumer protection …
This article (in 27 Int’l J. Comp. Lab. L. & Indus. Rel. 271 (2011)) examines the import of international framework agreements (IFAs) and European framework agreements (EFAs) as instruments of …
Background: Betty Dukes claimed sex discrimination as she claimed she was denied the training she needed to advance to higher salaried positions. Walmart argued that Duke clashed with female Wal-Mart …
Article inquires specifically around sub-contracting, especially what is a brand’s or a buyer’s responsibility regarding workers’ rights beyond its first tier suppliers. This article reviews 12 prominent CSR instruments and …
Drouin finds hope in Global Framework Agreements’ ability to promote labor rights and increase workplace democracy. She documents several of these agreements, including agreements between the International Union of Food …
