The ILO from Geneva to the Pacific Rim: West Meets East

Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Introduction....Pages 1-11
Front Matter....Pages 13-13
A Sea of Difference: The ILO and the Search for Common Standards, 1919–45....Pages 15-32
The ILO, Australia and the Asia-Pacific Region: New Solidarities or Internationalism in the National Interest?....Pages 33-54
Japan and the 1919 ILO Debates over Rights, Representation and Global Labour Standards....Pages 55-79
Front Matter....Pages 81-81
Negotiating a World Trade and Employment Charter: The United States, the ILO and the Collapse of the ITO Ideal....Pages 83-109
The ILO, Asia and the Beginnings of Technical Assistance, 1945–60....Pages 110-133
Difference’s Other: The ILO and “Women in Developing Countries”....Pages 134-155
Front Matter....Pages 157-157
Homeworkers Organizing for Recognition and Rights: Can International Standards Assist Them?....Pages 159-179
The Global Domestic: Mapping Decent Work in International Dialogues....Pages 180-205
The Limits of Human Rights for Labour Rights: A Retrospective Look at the Case of Chile....Pages 206-230
Front Matter....Pages 231-231
Legal Protection of the Right to Old-Age Insurance for Migrant Workers from Rural Areas in China....Pages 233-250
Freedom of Association: A Comparison of Chinese and US Approaches to ILO Standards....Pages 251-276
The ILO and the Corporate Social Responsibility Regime in East and South Asia....Pages 277-296
Back Matter....Pages 297-318