The Right to Strike in International Law
Jeffrey Vogt, "The Right to Strike in International Law"
English | ISBN: 1509933557 | 2020 | 272 pages | PDF | 4 MB
English | ISBN: 1509933557 | 2020 | 272 pages | PDF | 4 MB
This monograph was originally developed as a direct response to the claim made by members of the 'Employers Group' at the 2012 International Labour Conference, namely that the right to strike is not protected in international law, and in particular by ILO Convention 87 on the right to freedom of association.
The group's apparent aim was to sow sufficient doubt as to the existence of an internationally protected right so that governments might seek to limit or prohibit the right to strike at the national level while still claiming compliance with their international obligations. In consequence, some governments have seized on the employers' arguments to justify new limitations on that right.
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