International Labor Standards and Market Integration before 1913: A Race to the Top?

Topics:
Business Ethics
Tags:
Human Resources,
Integration,
Labor Relations,
Labor Standards
Source:
Universite de Montreal

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Overview: This paper evaluates the twenty-first century debate on linking labor standards and trade, using evidence from the great period of globalization in the last half of the long nineteenth century. The paper first addresses whether there were any core labor standards before 1913. The answer is no. National authorities had established labor standards to meet the preferences of their citizens. Pressures to harmonize work practices were restricted to labor-intensive competitive sectors such as textiles, but, overall, national practices and routines prevailed.

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Format: PDF | Size: 242KB | Date: Aug 2002 | Pages: 39

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