The ILO from Geneva to the Pacific Rim (eBook)

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.

Cover 1
Half-Title 2
Title 4
Copyright 5
Contents 6
Acknowledgements 8
Notes on Contributors 9
List of Abbreviations 13
Introduction 15
Part I Beyond Europe: The ILO Encounters the Pacific World 26
1 A Sea of Difference: The ILO and the Search for Common Standards, 1919–45 27
2 The ILO, Australia and the Asia-Pacific Region: New Solidarities or Internationalism in the National Interest? 45
3 Japan and the 1919 ILO Debates over Rights, Representation and Global Labour Standards 67
Part II The Dilemmas of Development 92
4 Negotiating a World Trade and Employment Charter: The United States, the ILO and the Collapse of the ITO Ideal 93
5 The ILO, Asia and the Beginnings of Technical Assistance, 1945–60 120
6 Difference’s Other: The ILO and “Women in Developing Countries” 144
Part III The Human Rights Revolution 166
7 Homeworkers Organizing for Recognition and Rights: Can International Standards Assist Them? 167
8 The Global Domestic: Mapping Decent Work in International Dialogues 188
9 The Limits of Human Rights for Labour Rights: A Retrospective Look at the Case of Chile 214
Part IV Success and Failure in the New Asian Economy 239
10 Legal Protection of the Right to Old-Age Insurance for Migrant Workers from Rural Areas in China 240
11 Freedom of Association: A Comparison of Chinese and US Approaches to ILO Standards 258
12 The ILO and the Corporate Social Responsibility Regime in East and South Asia 284
Bibliography 304
Index 316