This open access book explores the role of the ILO (International Labour Organization) in building global social governance from multiple and mutually complementary perspectives. It explores the impact of this UN´s oldest agency, founded in 1919, on the transforming world of work in a global...

In einer Studie im Auftrag von Gesamtmetall e.V. untersucht das Kiel Institut für Weltwirtschaft die Auswirkungen des deutschen Sorgfaltspflichtengesetzes, welches im Juni 2021 vom Bundestag verabschiedet wurde. Auf die geplante EU-Richtlinie wird ebenfalls eingegangen. Das Gesetz wird für...

On the occasion of the centenary of the International Labour Organization (ILO), this 11th special issue of International Development Policy explores the Organization's capacity for action, its effectiveness and its ability to adapt and innovate. The collection of thirteen articles, written by...

Adjusting the legal status, and support policies for migrant workers is an issue on the agenda of international institutions for nearly a hundred years. The first efforts to protect foreign workers have been taken during the first session of the International Labour Conference in 1919. In the...

This book offers a critical reflection on the operation and effects of labour regulation. It articulates the broad goals and extensive potential for it to contribute to inclusive development, while also considering the limits of some areas of regulation and governance

This book offers a critical reflection on the operation and effects of labour regulation. It articulates the broad goals and extensive potential for it to contribute to inclusive development, while also considering the limits of some areas of regulation and governance

Today’s international investment law is characterized by significant fragmentation. Different disciplines of investment regulation have grown over time in form of separate treaty regimes and address different aspects of international investment matters. This paper provides an overview over the...

The subject of this book is the history, functioning and activity of the International Labour Organization in the field of the codification of international labour law, over the last ninety years. The general character of the book makes it easy to reception for specialists from different...

The present work is a collection of essays taking up the issue over the ninety-year history of the International Labour Organization. The book particularly focuses on the first thirty years of ILO's existence (1919-1949). The book shows both the institutional dimension of ILO's activities as...