Monitoring labor rights
Subtitle: a resource manual for NGO's
By: written by Jonathan Rosenblum
Contributors: American Association for the Advancement of Science. Science and Human Rights Program
Publisher: AAAS Science and Human Rights Program
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Subjects: Employee rights; Labor laws and legislation; International Labor laws and legislation; Non-governmental organizations
Description: This manual is part of a series on how non-governmental organizations can monitor particular economic, social and cultural rights. It describes the contents of labour rights under international law and how NGOs can use it to defend and promote labour rights, providing several examples of best practices. A basic toolkit for monitoring is described, with a sample case. Separate chapters are devoted to monitoring: the freedom of association; wages and benefits; hours of work and overtime; discrimination, harassment, and discipline at work; child labour and forced labour.
Notes: Title from PDF title page (viewed on Sept. 13, 2011).