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The ILO from Geneva to the Pacific Rim

West Meets East

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  • © 2016

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Editors:
  1. Jill M. Jensen

    1. School of Labor and Employment Relations, Pennsylvania State University, USA

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  2. Nelson Lichtenstein

    1. University of California, Santa Barbara, USA

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • Jill M. Jensen, Nelson Lichtenstein
      Pages 1-11

  5. The Human Rights Revolution

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 157-157
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    2. Homeworkers Organizing for Recognition and Rights: Can International Standards Assist Them?

      • Annie Delaney, Jane Tate, Rosaria Burchielli
      Pages 159-179

    3. The Global Domestic: Mapping Decent Work in International Dialogues

      • Jennifer Fish, Jennifer Turner
      Pages 180-205

    4. The Limits of Human Rights for Labour Rights: A Retrospective Look at the Case of Chile

      • César F. Rosado Marzán
      Pages 206-230

  6. Success and Failure in the New Asian Economy

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 231-231
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    2. Legal Protection of the Right to Old-Age Insurance for Migrant Workers from Rural Areas in China

      • Changzheng Zhou
      Pages 233-250

    3. Freedom of Association: A Comparison of Chinese and US Approaches to ILO Standards

      • Clifford B. Donn, Minghua Zhao
      Pages 251-276

    4. The ILO and the Corporate Social Responsibility Regime in East and South Asia

      • Nelson Lichtenstein
      Pages 277-296

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 297-318
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About this book

This volume of original essays considers how the International Labour Organization has helped generate a set of ideas and practices, past and present, transnational and within a single nation, aimed at advancing social and economic reform in the Pacific Rim.

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In this collection a stellar group of scholars examines the history and contemporary politics of the International Labour Organization. The articles provide a sweeping exploration of the rich potential of the ILO, and its fallibility, as well as the plight of the world's laborers. The ILO from Geneva to the Pacific Rim should be required reading for anyone seeking to understand the modern global economy.' - Julie Greene, University of Maryland, USA In this collection a stellar group of scholars examines the history and contemporary politics of the International Labour Organization. The articles provide a sweeping exploration of the rich potential of the ILO, and its fallibility, as well as the plight of the world's laborers. The ILO from Geneva to the Pacific Rim should be required reading for anyone seeking to understand the modern global economy.' - Julie Greene, University of Maryland, USA

Editors and Affiliations

  • School of Labor and Employment Relations, Pennsylvania State University, USA

    Jill M. Jensen

  • University of California, Santa Barbara, USA

    Nelson Lichtenstein

About the editors

Jill Jensen is Visiting Assistant Professor in labour studies at the Pennsylvania State University, USA, and Assistant Director of the Center for Global Workers' Rights. Her research focuses on the history of U.S. relations with the International Labour Organization and the ILO's efforts to formulate and monitor global labour standards.

Nelson Lichtenstein is MacArthur Foundation Professor in History at the University of California in Santa Barbara, USA. His publications include The Retail Revolution: How Wal-Mart Created a Brave New World of Business and State of the Union: A Century of American Labor.

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