ILO and the rights of migrant workers
Published Online: 4 FEB 2013
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The Encyclopedia of Global Human Migration
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Böhning, W. R. 2013. ILO and the rights of migrant workers. The Encyclopedia of Global Human Migration. .
- Published Online: 4 FEB 2013
This essay summarizes the evolution of the rights of migrant workers under the auspices of the – by now 91 years old – International Labor Organization (ILO), a tripartite body where representatives of workers and employers join governments in decision making (on the ILO generally, see, e.g., Alcock 1971; Rodgers et al. 2009). Recounting how and what rights were set is, of course, only part of the picture (for a more elaborate version, see Bohning 2008). Measuring or evaluating the national impact of international standards is another question; but this would require much conceptualizing and empirical investigation beyond the limits of this essay.
- international agencies;
- International Law;
- labor supply;
- sustainable development