Transnational labour law

This unit studies international law and some aspects of comparative law in the field of collective and individual labour and employment relations. The unit will examine the major sources of transnational labour law, namely the international labour conventions and recommendations elaborated by the International Labour Organization (ILO), and relevant doctrine elaborated by the ILO supervisory bodies. The unit also examines other sources of transnational labour law including United Nations human rights and equality treaties and European Union law, and the growing importance of international labour norms as a result of more globalised trade and supply chains.. Examples will be given of the application and influence of transnational labour law in a variety of Asian and European countries and Australia.