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Author
Title
International labour law / Jean-Michel Servais.
Uniform Title
International encyclopaedia of laws. Labour law and industrial relations.
Published
Alphen aan den Rijin : Kluwer Law International, [2011]
Distributed
Frederick, MD : Sold and distributed in North, Central, and South America by Aspen Publishers
Copyright
©2011
Call Number
K1705 .S47 2011
Edition
Third edition, revised.
ISBN
9789041138057 (pbk.)
9041138056 (pbk.)
9041138056 (pbk.)
Description
372 pages : portrait ; 24 cm
System Control No.
(OCoLC)757484910
Note
"This book was originally published as a monograph in the International Encyclopedia of Laws/Labour law and industrial relations."
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 51-64) and index.
Record Appears in
Table of Contents
The Author
3
List of Abbreviations
13
Foreword to the First Edition
15
Preface
19
General Introduction
21
ch. 1
The Founding Principles of ILO and their Relevance Today
21
1.
The Founding Principles Of International Labour Legislation
21
2.
The First World War And The Founding Of Ilo
24
3.
The Inter-War Period And The Consolidation Of The System
26
4.
The Consequences Of The 1939--1945 War: Firm Priorities
27
5.
Ilo Standards And Globalization
32
ch. 2
The Social Clause Dilemma
34
1.
A Dilemma That Straddles The Borderline Between Law And Economics
34
2.
A Brief Look At The Past
34
3.
The Technical Difficulties
37
4.
Other Possible Solutions
40
I.
Unilateral Procedures
40
II.
Non-universal Trade Agreements with a Social Component
41
5.
The Road Taken By The Ilo
43
ch. 3
The Constitutional Framework
45
1.
Ilo's Mandate And Structures
45
2.
The Adoption And Termination Of Ilo Standards
46
I.
The Process of Preparation
46
II.
The Choice of Subjects
47
III.
The Termination of ILO Conventions and Recommendations
49
Selected Bibliography
51
pt. I
The Sources of International Labour Law
65
ch. 1
The ILO Constitution
67
ch. 2
The International Labour Conventions
68
1.
Preparation, Revision And Termination Of Ilo Conventions
68
I.
Preparation
68
II.
Revision, Withdrawal, Abrogation
70
2.
The Effects Of International Labour Conventions
71
I.
The `Objective' Entry into Force of the Conventions
71
II.
Bringing the Conventions before the Competent Authorities
72
III.
The `Subjective' Entry into Force of the Conventions: Ratification
75
A.
Concept and Conditions
75
B.
Effects of Ratification
76
IV.
The Cessation of Effects
79
A.
Denunciation
79
B.
Withdrawal from the Organization
80
C.
Succession of States
80
D.
War, and Radical and Unforeseeable Changes in Circumstances
80
3.
The Interpretation Of Ilo Conventions
81
I.
Principal Interpreters
82
A.
Constitutional Bodies
82
B.
Interpretation by the Organization's Secretariat
83
C.
Interpretation by ILO's Supervisory Bodies
85
II.
Matters Relating to Method
86
A.
Consideration of Economic and Social Conditions
86
B.
Interpreting the Conventions Separately or as Part of a Legal Corpus
89
C.
The Programmatic Conventions
90
4.
The Characteristics Of Ilo Conventions
91
ch. 3
The Other Standard-setting Instruments
93
1.
Precarious Employment And Ilo Standards
93
2.
The Other Ilo Standard-Setting Instruments
96
I.
Recommendations
96
II.
Declarations and Resolutions
97
A.
The Tripartite Declaration of Principles concerning Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy
98
B.
The Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work
99
C.
The Declaration on Social Justice for a Fair Globalization
102
III.
Model Codes and Codes of Practice
103
3.
Codes Of Conduct And Similar Initiatives
103
I.
OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises
104
II.
Social Initiatives by Multinational Enterprises
107
A.
Codes of Conduct
107
B.
Other Social Initiatives
108
ch. 4
Conflicts between International Labour Standards
110
pt. II
The Content of International Labour Standards
111
ch. 1
Freedom of Association and Social Dialogue
112
1.
General Standards On Freedom Of Association And Collective Bargaining
114
I.
Freedom of Association for Workers and Employers
114
A.
The Freedom to Create and Join and Association
114
B.
The Right to Form Federations and Confederations and to Join International Employers' and Workers' Organizations
115
C.
The Protection of Trade Unions from Administrative Suspension or Dissolution
116
D.
Rights and Guarantees of Trade Union Activity
116
E.
Freedom of Association, Civil and Political Rights
118
II.
Collective Relations between Social Players
119
A.
The Promotion of Collective Bargaining
119
B.
Social Dialogue
120
C.
Strikes
121
D.
Voluntary Conciliation and Arbitration
123
E.
The Elimination of Anti-Trade Union Employment Practices
124
2.
Specific Standards On Industrial Relations Within The Undertaking
125
I.
The Protection of Workers' Representatives
125
II.
Participative Management
127
III.
Grievances
128
3.
Freedom Of Association And Social Rights
130
ch. 2
Labour and Employment
134
1.
Forced Labour And Child Labour
134
I.
Forced Labour
135
II.
The Prohibition of Child Labour
139
III.
The Protection of Young People at Work
144
A.
Medical Examinations
145
B.
Arrangement of Working Time
146
C.
Dangerous Work
147
D.
Facilities
148
2.
Equality Of Opportunity And Treatment
148
I.
The Promotion of Occupational Equality
150
A.
The Causes of Discrimination
151
B.
The Areas Protected
153
C.
Discriminatory Acts and Situations
153
D.
The Scope and Implementation of the Standards on Equality
156
II.
Equality between Men and Women
157
3.
Employment Policy And Promotion
162
I.
Social Policies and Job Stimulation
165
II.
Enhancing Occupational Skills
168
A.
International Law on Vocational Training and Orientation
169
B.
The Scope of the Standards
172
III.
Dismissal
177
IV.
Unemployment Benefits and Employment
179
4.
Labour Administrations
182
I.
Employment Services
182
II.
Monitoring Employment Conditions
186
III.
The Settlement of Labour Disputes
188
IV.
International Labour Relations
190
V.
An Efficient Labour Administration
190
5.
Working Time
191
I.
General Overview
191
II.
Hours of Work
194
III.
Night Work
196
A.
Convention No. 89 (Revised), on Night Work (Women), 1948
197
B.
The 1990 Protocol to Convention No. 89
197
C.
Convention No. 171 and Recommendation No. 178
198
IV.
Rest Periods
199
A.
Weekly Rest
199
B.
Paid Leave
200
6.
Wages
202
I.
Overview of International Legislation
202
II.
Wage Protection
203
III.
Labour Clauses in Public Contracts
206
IV.
Fixing the Minimum Wage
207
7.
Occupational Security
210
I.
The International Dimension of Regulations on Occupational Health
210
II.
Changes in ILO Standards on Occupational Health
212
A.
The Changing Field of Application
213
B.
Changes in the Methods of Protecting Health
214
C.
A New Vision of Occupational Health Standards
216
III.
National Implementation of the Standards
217
A.
The Obstacles Overcome and Lasting Difficulties
217
B.
The Cost of Occupational Health Standards
219
IV.
Protection of Workers' Privacy
221
8.
Non-Standard Forms Of Employment
222
I.
The Applicability of International Labour Standards to the Various Forms of Employment
223
A.
Freedom of Association
223
B.
Labour and Employment
225
1.
Forced Labour and Child Labour
225
2.
Equality of Opportunity and Treatment
225
3.
Employment Policy and Promotion
226
4.
Labour Administration
227
5.
Conditions of Work
227
C.
Social Security
228
II.
The Specific Standards
229
A.
Independent Work
229
B.
Family Work
233
C.
Apprenticeship
234
D.
Homework
235
E.
Part-Time Work
238
F.
Domestic Workers
238
9.
Foreign Workers
239
I.
The International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families
240
II.
ILO Instruments on Migrant Workers
243
A.
Field of Application
243
B.
Conditions of Access to Foreign Employment Markets
243
C.
Equality of Protection
245
D.
Policy of Integration and Respect for Identity
246
III.
The Provisions on Migrant Workers in ILO General Instruments
248
10.
Special Categories Of Workers
249
I.
Specific Standards Owing to Personal Conditions
251
A.
Women Workers
251
B.
Older Workers
255
II.
Specific Occupation-related Standards
257
A.
Hotel and Restaurant Workers
257
B.
Nursing Personnel
258
C.
Plantation Workers
259
D.
Dockworkers
260
E.
Fishermen
261
F.
Seamen
263
III.
Indigenous and Tribal Peoples
266
ch. 3
Social Security
269
1.
General Principles
269
I.
Historical Markers
269
II.
Extending to the Poorest
272
III.
Common Principles
274
A.
Field of Application: Universality and Flexibility
274
B.
Method for Calculating Cash Benefits
275
C.
Organization and Administration
276
D.
Suspension, Refusal, Withdrawal of Benefits
278
E.
The Beneficiaries' Right of Appeal
278
2.
The Branches Of Social Security
279
I.
Employment Injury
279
A.
Definition of the Contingency
279
B.
Beneficiaries
280
C.
Benefits
280
D.
Conditions of Allocation
282
II.
Medical Care
282
A.
Definition of the Contingency
282
B.
Beneficiaries
283
C.
Benefits
283
D.
Conditions of Allocation
284
III.
Sickness Benefits
284
A.
Definition of the Contingency
284
B.
Beneficiaries
284
C.
Benefits
285
D.
Conditions of Allocation
285
IV.
Invalidity Benefits
285
A.
Definition of the Contingency
285
B.
Beneficiaries
286
C.
Benefits
286
D.
Conditions of Allocation
287
V.
Survivors' Benefits
287
A.
Definition of the Contingency
287
B.
Beneficiaries
288
C.
Benefits
288
D.
Conditions of Allocation
289
VI.
Old-age Benefits
289
A.
Definition of the Contingency
289
B.
Beneficiaries
289
C.
Benefits
290
D.
Conditions of Allocation
290
VII.
Maternity Benefits
291
A.
Definition of the Contingency
291
B.
Beneficiaries
291
C.
Benefits
291
D.
Conditions of Allocation
292
VIII.
Family Benefits
293
A.
Definition of the Contingency
293
B.
Beneficiaries
293
C.
Benefits
293
D.
Conditions of Allocation
293
IX.
Unemployment Benefits
294
A.
Definition of the Contingency
294
B.
Beneficiaries
294
C.
Benefits
295
D.
Conditions of Allocation
295
3.
The Social Security Of Migrant Workers
297
I.
Equality of Treatment
298
II.
Maintenance of Acquired Rights and Provision of Benefits Abroad
298
III.
Maintenance of Rights in Course of Acquisition
299
IV.
Applicable Legislation
299
V.
Mutual Administrative Assistance and Assistance to Persons
300
pt. III
The Effectiveness of International Labour Standards
301
ch. 1
The Supervision and Promotion of ILO Standards
303
1.
General Supervisory Procedures
303
I.
Regular Supervision
303
A.
The Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations
304
B.
The International Labour Conference Committee on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations
305
II.
Representations and Complaints
306
2.
Special Procedures
307
I.
The Complaints Procedure for Violations of Freedom of Association
307
II.
The Credentials Committee
311
III.
Other Special Procedures
312
3.
Putting The Supervisory Mechanisms In Perspective
313
I.
Labour Disputes that Exceed the Borders of One State
316
II.
Domestic Labour Disputes
317
III.
Labour Disputes in Multinational Enterprises
318
4.
Promotion And Cooperation
319
ch. 2
Implementation Difficulties
325
1.
The Problems Raised
327
2.
Responses Given
330
3.
Ongoing Difficulties
335
I.
Difficulties Relating to the Existence of the Standard and its Wording
335
II.
Difficulties Relating to Supervision of Labour Standards
339
III.
Factors Relating to the Socio-economic Context
343
4.
The Search For New Solutions
345
I.
Striking a Balance: the Decent Work Agenda
345
II.
Future Prospects
348
Index
359