Human Rights Watch (Organization)

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Freedom of association under international law -- Freedom of association under US law -- A note on methodology -- Violations of international freedom of association standards by European companies in the United States -- Recommendations -- Acknowledgments.

Violations of Workers' Freedom of Association in the United States by European Multinational Corporations

A Strange Case

Workers in American beef, pork, and poultry slaughtering and processing plants perform dangerous jobs in difficult conditions. But workers in this industry face more than hard work in tough settings. They contend with conditions and abuses that violate human rights. The report includes specific recommendations for reform addressed to employers, to federal and state legislators, and to federal and state labor law enforcement agencies.

Workers' Rights in U.S. Meat and Poultry Plants

Blood, Sweat, and Fear

Stephen F. Diamond

Labor rights have traditionally been a concern of labor law scholars and practitioners whose work concentrates exclusively on domestic developments. In the past decade, however, the globalization of investment and production has expanded the bounds of labor rights discourse. Contributors to this volume provide the first comprehensive view of labor rights in the international system of commerce. They consider the avenues open to worker rights claims in the global economy under international human rights instruments, U.S. trade laws, free trade agreements, labor rights litigation, and corporate codes of conduct. They address worker rights from the standpoints of human rights concerns, trade and development policy, and labor law principles.

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