Monitoring International Labor Standards: National Legal Frameworks : Summary Of A Workshop National Legal Frameworks

The National Research Council has convened the Committee on Monitoring International Labor Standards to provide expert, science-based advice on monitoring compliance with international labor standards. The committee has undertaken a two-year project with multiple intersecting activities.The committee is charged with assembling information on country compliance with international labor standards and organizing these data into an easily accessible, web-based format for use by the DOL. As one step in this process, a workshop in November 2002 was held to discuss national legal frameworks and the challenges of measuring the extent to which international standards have been incorporated into national laws and practices. Monitoring International Labor Standards is the summary of that workshop. This report communicates the key ideas and themes that emerged from the workshop presentations and discussions. Report of a workshop held in November 2002 on country compliance with international labour standards. Includes summaries of ILO contributions presented by a) Arturo Bronstein on "The role of the International Labour Office in the framing of national labour legislation", and b) Lejo Sibbel on ILO monitoring of Cambodia's compliance with international labour standards regarding garment sector working conditions. Appends biographical notes of the workshop speakers Crispin Rigby, Editor ; Division Of Behavioral And Social Sciences And Education Policy And Global Affairs Division, National Research Council Of The National Academies. On November 15, 2002, The National Academies' Committee On Monitoring International Labor Standards Held A Workshop On National Legal Frameworks And Assessing Compliance With International Norms.--p. 51. Includes Bibliographical References.