On June 8, 2007, the Supreme Court of Canada [SCC] overruled its jurisprudence of the past twenty years on freedom of association. The majority of the judges agreed that section 2d) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms protects the right to the process to collective bargaining. In doing so, the SCC rejected the ratio of the majority enunciated in the 1987 trilogy and, at last, gave place to international labour law, in particular to freedom of association principles elaborated by the International Labour Organization's supervisory bodies. The analysis of these principles, focused on three related rights, i.e. the right to collective bargaining, the right to strike and the right not to associate, allows the author to conclude that for the first time, Canada is showing greater respect for its international obligations. What the SCC will decide for the right to strike remains to be seen.

What is Chinese behaviour like in the International Labour Organization (ILO) - is China a Status Quo or a Revisionist Actor? Despite the prominence of the issue of China's rise in international relations studies, little research has been published on China's behaviour in international organizations in other realms than the economic. This thesis, therefore, seeks the answer to the posed question. Chinese statements are examined concerning forced and child labour, as well as other distinct themes, their structure and a potential underlying strategy. The findings are retrieved from an analysis of Chinese statements in sittings of ILO organs and checked against information provided in ILO reports to detect discrepancies. A major finding is that the overall behaviour of China in the ILO can categorized as reform-minded status quo, even though there are some factors which could be interpreted as revisionist tendencies. Due to this categorization, a continued peaceful rise of China is considered to be possible.

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Zuzana Chmelíková. Private Employment Agencies and Agency Employment Abstract The main topic of this thesis is the effect of private employment agencies on the Czech labor market and legal regulation of their activities, especially of the agency employment. This thesis also focuses on the problems associated with the agency employment. The labour law is variable depending on social and economical changes not only in our country but also worldwide. It is related to the employment which should reflect the actual situation mostly on the labor market. In this situation there are a lot of people who can not find work and who must search for some alternative options. One of opportunities which are offered is the agency employment. This is the point of accent on quality legislation to minimize the risk of abuse and discrimination of the agency employees. The author analyzes the present legislation and outlines possible solutions of problems. This thesis is divided into eight main chapters. The Chapter One consists of the main concepts definitions which are used in this thesis. The subject of the Chapter Two is the agency employment development, namely in the Czech republic, in the European Union and in the international community. The Chapter Three describes in detail documents which solve some agency employment...

This dissertation analyzes the effects of the ILO’s 1998 Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work, taking as a case study ILO’s promotion of freedom of association in Brazil. It suggests that the 1998 Declaration’s promotional approach offers mechanisms that have the capacity to change a country's behaviour. In the case of Brazil, this change would involve reform of a corporativist trade union law that violates the principle of freedom of association. The peculiarities of compliance with the freedom-of-association principle represent a significant challenge to the ILO, especially when a country lacks the political will to comply with the principle. This dissertation shows that the 1998 Declaration provides mechanisms − information, qualification of the bureaucracy and support of independent actors − that can be used in these situations even outside the scope of a cooperation program to reform the law and modify public policy.

This dissertation analyzes the effects of the ILO’s 1998 Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work, taking as a case study ILO’s promotion of freedom of association in Brazil. It suggests that the 1998 Declaration’s promotional approach offers mechanisms that have the capacity to change a country's behaviour. In the case of Brazil, this change would involve reform of a corporativist trade union law that violates the principle of freedom of association. The peculiarities of compliance with the freedom-of-association principle represent a significant challenge to the ILO, especially when a country lacks the political will to comply with the principle. This dissertation shows that the 1998 Declaration provides mechanisms − information, qualification of the bureaucracy and support of independent actors − that can be used in these situations even outside the scope of a cooperation program to reform the law and modify public policy.

Late in 1931, the International Labour Organization (ILO) estimated that worldwide unemployment had reached 20-25 million. The ILO was also mindful that the consequences of unemployment were borne by dependents and concluded that the number of people directly affected by unemployment was therefore probably in the region of 50-60 million. The thesis revisits this old theme of the 'Hungry Thirties' but considers it in a new and different way. Most histories of unemployment during the Great Depression have been presented in national terms but this study examines unemployment from an international perspective by utilizing the League of Nations and ILO as sites through which to explore how debates about unemployment and how to respond to it were being internationalized. Utilizing the vast archives of the League of Nations and ILO, the thesis focuses on a series of interconnected themes - public works and economic policy, migration, housing, and nutrition - themes that the League and ILO identified as being the 'fallout' from unemployment. It builds on recent research of the League and ILO that has revealed more complex histories of these two international organizations and that has recognized that the 'technical' agencies were core functions that consumed significant resources of personnel and money. Crucially, this work not only continued during the 1930s but thrived even as the political atmosphere darkened; it is, therefore, a history that offers another side to the autarky and nationalism of the 1930s. The thesis also connects the technical agencies of the League of Nations to the ILO and, in contrast to the customary treatment of the interaction of these two organizations that emphasizes inter-agency tension, it identifies how the collaboration was an important step in the rediscovery of the fundamental connection between economy and society by linking economic policy to social and physical welfare.

京都大学 / 0048 / 新制・課程博士 / 博士(エネルギー科学) / 甲第19088号 / エネ博第312号 / 新制||エネ||64(附属図書館) / 32039 / 京都大学大学院エネルギー科学研究科エネルギー社会・環境科学専攻 / (主査)教授 石原 慶一, 教授 手塚 哲央, 教授 東野 達 / 学位規則第4条第1項該当 / Doctor of Energy Science / Kyoto University / DAM

Bemanningsföretagen har sedan legaliseringen 1993 fått fäste på den svenska arbetsmarknaden. Bemanningsbranschen innebär en förändring av det traditionella anställningsförhållandet som vanligtvis är tvåpartsrelation till att bli en trepartsrelation. Det har skapat viss problematik, då arbetsrättslig lagstiftning främst är anpassad efter den tvåpartsrelation som ännu anses vanligast. Den reglering som styr arbetsmiljöfrågor är främst Arbetsmiljölagen, vilken kom till då trepartsförhållande var främmande för den svenska arbetsmarknaden. Därmed väcktes frågan om vilken aktör som bär arbetsmiljöansvaret vid uthyrning av arbetskraft samt om arbetsmiljöansvaret skiljer sig vid anlitandet av entreprenad.Syftet blir därför att, genom den rättsdogmatiska metoden, utreda gällande rätt och därigenom få djupare förståelse för komplexiteten kring ämnet. Stora delar av uppsatsen är av deskriptiv karaktär, en beskrivning av rådande rättsläge. För att få en internationell koppling berörs även International Labour Organizations konvention nr. 181 i syfte att utreda vilken inverkan den har för arbetstagare som hyrs ut av bemanningsföretag och deras arbetsmiljö.I mina slutsatser konstaterar jag att skyddet för den”traditionella arbetstagaren” är omfattande, medan skyddet för en arbetstagare i en trepartsrelation är betydligt mer komplex. Arbetsmiljöansvaret vid uthyrning av arbetstagare är i behov av ett förtydligande, vilket enligt mig borde ske genom lagstiftning. Till skillnad från personaluthyrning råder det ingen tvekan om ansvarsfördelningen vid anlitandet av entreprenad i Arbetsmiljölagen men enligt mig finns det ett behov av en definition av begreppet entreprenad. Definitionen bör syfta till att förebygga feltolkning av begreppet, då arbetssituationen, i vissa fall, kan bidra till att ett annat rättsförhållande skapas och att arbetsmiljöansvar då förskjuts till kundföretaget. International Labour Organizations konvention nr. 181 har ingen direkt inverkan på arbetsmiljöansvaret för uthyrda arbetstagare, då Sverige valt att inte ratificera konventionen. / Recruitment companies have since legalization in 1993 gained a foothold on the Swedish labour market. The staffing industry is a change from the traditional employment relationship which usually is a bilateral relationship to become a trilateral relationship. This has created some problems, when labour legislation primarily is adapted to the bilateral relationship, which still is considered most common. The regulations governing health and safety issues at the working place are mainly found in the Work Environment Act, which was written before the trilateral relationship appeared on the Swedish labour market. Thus, the question arose as to which player has the safety responsibility for rented labour and if the work environment responsibility differs in the employment of subcontracted employees.The aim of this thesis is therefore, through the legal dogmatic method, to investigate the law and thereby gain a deeper understanding of the complexity of the subject. A large section of my paper is of descriptive character, a description of the current legal position. To get an international connection, I also refer to the International Labour Organization Convention 181 in order to investigate what impact it has on rented labour and the work environment.In my findings, I conclude that the protection of the "traditional worker" is extensive while the protection of a worker in a trilateral relationship is much more complex. Work environment responsibility for hiring of workers is in need of clarification, which according to me, should be by legislation. Apart from rented labour, there are no uncertainties regarding work environment responsibilities for subcontracted employees in the Working Environment Act. However, according to me, there is a need of a definition of the term outsourcing. The definition should aim to prevent misinterpretation of the concept. In some cases the work conditions can contribute to the fact that a different legal relationship is created and work environment responsibilities are shifted to the client company. International Labour Organization Convention 181 has no direct impact on the work environment responsibility for rented labour since Sweden decided not to ratify the Convention.

Alors que la question de l’interprétation pose de nombreuses questions, tant en matière institutionnelle que substantielle, au sein même de l’Organisation internationale du travail (OIT), le regain d’intérêt pour les travaux de cette dernière, reflété notamment par un certain nombre de décisions de justice nationales, conduit à une situation où la question de l’interprétation de ses instruments se trouve renouvelée, complexifiée et fragmentée devant la pluralité des acteurs qu’elle implique. L’objectif de cette thèse est de s’interroger pour savoir si ce phénomène permet de rendre effectifs des textes adoptés afin de donner corps à la justice sociale. Autrement dit, il s’agit de se demander si cette configuration garantit la diffusion et la conservation de la substance des normes internationales du travail et les rend aptes à répondre à des problématiques mouvantes. Pour y parvenir, il convient de procéder à une analyse successive de différents niveaux dans lesquels ceux-ci sont susceptibles d’être utilisés, en s’intéressant successivement au cadre international puis aux cas français, canadien et sud-africain. Ce procédé permet de faire ressortir les subtilités procédurales et substantielles propres à chacun des cadres de mise en œuvre des normes internationales du travail et de révéler les interactions pouvant découler sur la formation d’un système. / The topic of the interpretation of legal instruments raises many questions within the International Labour Organisation (ILO), in both institutional and substantial terms. At the same time, the heightened interest for its work, as expressed in particular in a number of domestic court decisions, leads to a situation where the question of the interpretation of its instruments is renewed, more complex and fragmented, because of the plurality of actors it involves. This thesis aims at answering the question whether this phenomenon contributes to give effect to the texts which were adopted to give substance to social justice. In other words, the purpose is the determine if this situation ensures the dissemination and preservation of the substance of the international labour standards and enables them to respond to changing issues. In order to respond to this question, it is appropriate to conduct a research at different levels in which international standards are likely to be used. Thus, this work is first oriented on an international analysis and then focuses on a comparative study of French, Canadian and South African cases. This method emphasizes the procedural and substantive intricacies specific to each implementation frameworks of international labor standards and reveals the interactions which leads to the formation of a system.