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ISBN 978 1 78471 145 0 (cased) ISBN 978 1 78471 146 7 (eBook)

Stories and images of collapsed factories, burned down sweatshops, imprisoned migrant workers, abused child workers, violent suppression of peaceful labour protest and many other violations of internationally recognized labour rights continue to spread across the globe. This is nothing new. Nor is the recognition that addressing these issues is not the sovereign and sole responsibility of a state. Many labour rights violations take place in the context of transnational and global economic transactions and since long there is widespread consensus that international action and coordination is necessary to address labour rights violations. International labour regulation, as a result, has a long history. Attempts to internationally coordinate the improvement of labour conditions date back from 1919, when the International Labour Organization (ILO) was established to develop international policies and norms on a range of labourrelated issues. Since its creation in 1919, The International Labour Organization (ILO) has introduced a system of international labour standards aimed at "promoting opportunities for women and men to obtain decent and productive work, in conditions of freedom, equity, security and dignity"