'Core Labour Standards' and the Transformation of the International Labour Rights Regime

Labor Regimes, Global Production Networks, and European Union Trade Policy: Labor Standards and Export Production in the Moldovan Clothing Industry

“…Together these form the cornerstone of many labor governance initiatives, including the Better Work Program of the ILO and the International Framework Agreements signed by global unions and corporations. Reliance on such core labor standards is part of a wider erosion of the ILO's ability to regulate work in a globalizing economy (Alston 2004;Standing 2008;Hauf 2015), while such standards are also noted for their gender blindness (Kabeer 2004;Elias 2007). As we show, further problems are found insofar as core labor standards, even when mandated through a legally binding trade agreement, fail to articulate the most pressing issues in export-oriented production networks arising from the structural inequalities in GPNs.…”

Working for social sustainability: insights from a Spanish organic production enclave

“…This has been interpreted by some as a regression away from a more comprehensive framework, toward a more promotionalist approach relying more heavily on voluntarism. See Alston (2004).…”

An Overview of Domestic Work Phenomenon

“…The explicit promotion and protection of fundamental human rights clearly indicate that domestic workers are to be treated with dignity and respect their labour rights. It contains provisions that promote and protect the human rights of domestic workers (Alston, 2004), as well as fair terms of employment and decent living condition of domestic workers (Taran and Geronimi, 2003). However, considering the realities of the domestic workers in the bosses' homes, their circumstances have not been influenced by the numerous interventions put in place to ensure decent works and as such their circumstances have not changed.…”