TY - BOOK T1 - China and ILO Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work Y1 - 2014 A1 - Roger Blanpain KW - China KW - globalization KW - ILO KW - International Labor Organization KW - labor law KW - workers’ rights AB -

Although China is not new to labour law – it was among the founders of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) in 1919 – labour conditions in China today are the subject of concern to observers both inside China and in the international community. In response, China has devoted much attention recently to reforming its labour law system, a process driven by a political reorientation towards labour protection in the context of economic globalization. However, labour disputes and labour unrest continue to proliferate. Using as its starting point an international research seminar held at Helsinki University in January 2013, this volume gathers a remarkable array of academic perspectives on China and its legal system by scholars from China, the United States, and Europe into a stimulating and unique combination of commentary and analysis of the challenges relating to implementation of fundamental labour rights as spelled out in the landmark 1998 ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work in the Chinese setting. Importantly, the analysis fully takes into account action in relation to the promotion of labour rights by not only the Chinese government but local governmental authorities, trade unions, enterprises, and other actors. Each author focuses on a different aspect of how these fundamental labour rights operate in the Chinese legal environment and the kinds of obstacles met in their protection.

PB - Kluwer Law International CY - Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands L2 - eng ER - TY - BOOK T1 - The Global Workplace: International and Comparative Employment Law: Cases and Materials Y1 - 2012 A1 - Corbett, William A1 - Roger Blanpain A1 - Susan Bisom-Rapp A1 - Josephs, Hilary K A1 - Zimmer, Michael J., KW - casebook KW - employment law KW - international labor law KW - labor law AB -

With the forces of globalization as a backdrop, this casebook addresses the comparative study of the labor and employment law of the nine countries that are the major players in the global economy within the overall framework of international labor and employment law.

PB - Wolters Kluwer CY - New York L2 - eng ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Comparative Labour Law and Industrial Relations in Industrialized Market Economies (10th Edition) Y1 - 2010 A1 - Roger Blanpain KW - globalization KW - industrial relations KW - industrialized market economies KW - labor law AB -

Comparativism is no longer a purely academic exercise but has increasingly become an urgent necessity for industrial relations and legal practitioners due to the growth of multinational enterprises and the impact of international and regional organizations aspiring to harmonize rules. The growing need for comprehensive, up-to-date and readily available information on labour law and industrial relations in different countries led to the publication of the International Encyclopaedia for Labour Law and Industrial Relations, in which more than 70 international and national monographs have thus far been published.

This book, Comparative Labour Law and Industrial Relations in Industrialized Market Economies, goes a step further than the Encyclopaedia in as much as most of the chapters provide comparative and integrated thematic treatment. The aim is to describe the salient characteristics and trends in labour law and industrial relations in the contemporary world. This book is obviously not exhaustive, with respect to the coverage of countries and topics. The authors limit themselves mainly to the industrialized market economies. The book is divided in four main parts: an introduction relating to methodology and documentation, including the use of Internet. The second part concerns international actors, like the International Employer’s Organisations and the International Trade Union Movement, as well as Human Resources Management. The third concerns the sources of regulation, concentrating on International and European Labour Law, as well as on Codes of Conduct for Multinational Enterprises and describes also the rules in case of conflict of laws. The last part deals with international developments and comparative studies in not less than 15 chapters.

The Xth edition, will like the previous editions, serve as a textbook and reference work to facilitate the task of teachers and students of comparative labour law and industrial relations. It will also provide labour lawyers with the necessary insights to cope with a world which is increasingly international. (publisher's statement)

PB - Kluwer Law International CY - The Netherlands L2 - eng ER -