Hazard or hardship : crafting global norms on the right to refuse unsafe work / Jeffrey Hilgert.
Title:
Hazard or hardship : crafting global norms on the right to refuse unsafe work / Jeffrey Hilgert.
ISBN:
9780801469237
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Edition:
E-book edition.
Publication Information:
Ithaca, NY : ILR Press, 2013.
Physical Description:
1 online resource
General Note:
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Contents:
Introduction : commodified workers and the international response -- Human rights and the struggle to define hazards -- Theoretical perspectives on individual employment rights -- The right to refuse in international labor law -- How effective are Convention 155 refusal rights? -- Ideological origins of the global framework -- Negotiating "safe" rights versus seeking social justice -- Conclusion : the future of labor rights in the working environment.
Summary:
Examines efforts by workers' rights organizations and other activists to formulate laws that help protect workers from unsafe work conditions, including the right to refuse work. Explores theoretical perspectives, negotiations, ideological origins, and the future of labor rights.
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