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Global Labor Standards: Their Impact and implementation

By on January 01, 2002

This paper reviews the critical issues concerning the establishment of a global system of labor standards. Global labor standards have gained a renewed prominence in policy debates with the rise of the new international division of labor, in which developing countries are producing an ever-increasing share of the world’s manufactured exports. This paper takes a close look at the research and theories that inform the current debates. In particular, it summarizes the arguments in support of global standards, evaluates the threat of unintended negative consequences, examines gender-specific issues relating to low-wage labor and informal employment, and discusses past and present developments in implementation strategies.

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Heintz, James. Global Labor Standards: Their Impact and implementation. Working Paper Series, (46), . Political Economy Research Institute, 2002. https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Heintz-Global-Labor-Standards-impact-implementation.pdfHeintz, J. (2002). Global Labor Standards: Their Impact and implementation. Working Paper Series, (46), . https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Heintz-Global-Labor-Standards-impact-implementation.pdfHeintz, James. "Global Labor Standards: Their Impact and implementation." Working Paper Series, Political Economy Research Institute, 2002, .Heintz James. "Global Labor Standards: Their Impact and implementation." Working Paper Series , no. 46 (2002). https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Heintz-Global-Labor-Standards-impact-implementation.pdfHeintz, J 2002, 'Global Labor Standards: Their Impact and implementation', Working Paper Series, (46), . https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Heintz-Global-Labor-Standards-impact-implementation.pdfJames Heintz, 'Global Labor Standards: Their Impact and implementation' (2002) Working Paper Series Heintz J. Global Labor Standards: Their Impact and implementation. Working Paper Series. 2002(46). https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Heintz-Global-Labor-Standards-impact-implementation.pdfHeintz, James. Global Labor Standards: Their Impact and implementation. Working Paper Series. 2002, (46), . https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Heintz-Global-Labor-Standards-impact-implementation.pdf

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