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IRE1600: International Developments in Labour and Human Resources Policy

This course guide is meant to assist students, particularly those enrolled in IRE1600, with research papers and assignments.

International Organization Resources

International Labour Organization (ILO) - Selected Books from University of Toronto Libraries

The ILO from Geneva to the Pacific Rim by Jill M. Jensen (Editor); Nelson Lichtenstein (Editor)
ISBN: 9781137554734

Publication Date: 2015-12-18
International Labour Organization (ILO) by Steve Hughes; Nigel Haworth
ISBN: 1134259883

Publication Date: 2013-01-11
Human Rights, Development and Decolonization by D. Maul
ISBN: 9781349344710

Publication Date: 2012-01-01
Globalizing Social Rights: the International Labour Organization and Beyond by Sandrine Kott (Editor); Jo Droux (Editor)
ISBN: 9781299763883

Publication Date: 2013-01-01
International Labour Organization and Global Social Governance by Tarja Halonen (Editor); Ulla Liukkunen (Editor)
ISBN: 3030554007

Publication Date: 2021
The International Labour Organization by Daniel Maul
ISBN: 9783110650723

Publication Date: 2019-11-05

Grey literature and web resources on the International Labour Organization (ILO)

International Labour Organization (ILO) Website
International Labour Organization (ILO) Publications
Includes flagship reports such as the World Employment and Social Outlook and the Global Wage Report
International Labour Organization (ILO) Research Guides
"Guides by theme (ILO Keu documents, ILO Library Resources, international labour standards, statistics and useful links)."
International Labour Organization (ILO) STAT
Labour statistics from the ILO
NORMLEX
"NORMLEX is a new information system which brings together information on International Labour Standards (such as ratification information, reporting requirements, comments of the ILO'S supervisory bodies, etc.) as well as national labour and social security laws."

United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) - Selected Books from University of Toronto Libraries

Learning to Talk by Malcolm McIntosh (Editor); Sandra Waddock (Editor); Georg Kell (Editor)
ISBN: 1351281151

Publication Date: 2017-09-29
Corporate Responsibility Coalitions by David Grayson; Jane Nelson
ISBN: 9780804785242

Publication Date: 2013-03-27
The United Nations Global Compact by Andreas Rasche (Editor); Georg Kell (Editor); Ban Ki-moon (Foreword by)
ISBN: 0521198410

Publication Date: 2010-06-21
United Nations Global Compact in Canada: Exploring the Feasibility of a UNGC Network in Canada by Canadian Business for Social Responsibility
Publication Date: 2005
Raising the Bar by Claude Fussler (Editor); Aron Cramer (Editor); Sebastian van der Vegt (Editor)
ISBN: 1874719829

Publication Date: 2004-06-08

Grey literature and web resources on United Nations Global Compact (UNGC)

United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) website
United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) library
"Designed to help you find the resources you need to take the next step on your sustainability journey."
The ten principles of the UN Global Compact
United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) participants
Search for participating businesses using the search tool to find COPs - annual Communication of Progress disclosures on progress toward the Global Compact principles submitted by the businesses.

Fair Labor Association (FLA) - Selected Books from University of Toronto Libraries

The Corporate Responsibility Code Book by Deborah Leipziger
ISBN: 1351276387

Publication Date: 2017-09-08
Business and Human Rights by Dorothée Baumann-Pauly; Justine Nolan
ISBN: 131756393X

Publication Date: 2016-04-28
Management Models for Corporate Social Responsibility by Jan Jonker (Editor); Marco Witte (Editor)
ISBN: 1280615397

Publication Date: 2010-01-10

Grey literature and web resources on the Fair Labor Association (FLA)

Fair Labor Association (FLA) website
"As a collaborative effort of socially responsible companies, colleges and universities, and civil society organizations, FLA creates lasting solutions to abusive labor practices by offering tools and resources to companies, delivering training to factory workers and management, conducting due diligence through independent assessments, and advocating for greater accountability and transparency from companies, manufacturers, factories and others involved in global supply chains."
Fair Labor Association (FLA) Code of Conduct
Fair Labor Association (FLA ) Workplace Monitoring Reports
Fair Labor Association (FLA) Case Studies

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) - Selected Books from University of Toronto Libraries

The Elgar companion to the OECD by Fabrizio De Francesco (Editor); Claudio M. Radaelli (Editor)
ISBN: 9781800886872

Publication Date: 2023
The Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) by Richard Woodward
ISBN: 9781138494701

Publication Date: 2022-03-31
The OECD: a Decade of Transformation by Peter Carroll; Aynsley Kellow
ISBN: 9783110735833

Publication Date: 2021-09-20
Governing Global Trade by Theodore H. Cohn
ISBN: 1351932454

Publication Date: 2017-05-15
The Hegemony of Growth by Matthias Schmelzer
ISBN: 1316452034

Publication Date: 2016-05-05

Grey literature and web resources on the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) website
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) iLibrary
Search OECD publications or browse by theme or country.

World Economic Forum (WEF) - Selected Books from University of Toronto Libraries

Discreet Power by Christina Garsten; Adrienne Sörbom
ISBN: 0804794146

Publication Date: 2018-07-10
Corporate Responsibility Coalitions by David Grayson; Jane Nelson
ISBN: 9780804787109

Publication Date: 2013-01-01
Handbook of Transnational Economic Governance Regimes by Christian Tietje (Editor); Alan Brouder (Editor)
ISBN: 9004163301

Publication Date: 2009-10-14
The World Economic Forum by Geoffrey Allen Pigman
ISBN: 0415702038

Publication Date: 2007-01-10

Grey literature and web resources on World Economic Forum (WEF)

World Economic Forum (WEF) website
"The World Economic Forum is the International Organization for Public-Private Cooperation. It provides a global, impartial and not-for-profit platform for meaningful connection between stakeholders to establish trust, and build initiatives for cooperation and progress."
World Economic Forum (WEF) Publications
World Economic Forum (WEF) Code of Conduct

World Trade Organization (WTO) - Selected Books from University of Toronto Libraries

International Trade Regulation by Zhiqiong June Wang; Jianfu Chen
ISBN: 9781032230528

Publication Date: 2023-03-21
The Law and Policy of the World Trade Organization by Peter Van den Bossche; Werner Zdouc
ISBN: 9781108478205

Publication Date: 2021-11-18
Negotiations in the World Trade Organization by Michal Parizek
ISBN: 9781138392106

Publication Date: 2019-10-15
Reconstructing the World Trade Organization for the 21st Century by Kent Jones
ISBN: 9780199366040

Publication Date: 2015-02-03
The Oxford Handbook on the World Trade Organization by Amrita Narlikar (Editor, Editor); Martin Daunton (Editor, Editor); Robert M. Stern (Editor, Editor)
ISBN: 9780198714774

Publication Date: 2014-10-01

Grey literature and web resources on the World Trade Organization (WTO)

World Trade Organization (WTO) website
World Trade Organization (WTO) research and analysis
Includes annual publications such as the World Trade Report and World Trade Statistical Review
World Trade Organization (WTO) documents
"Much of the detail of the Organization's work is recorded only in the official documents of the councils, committees, working groups etc. These are made available through the Documents Online database, which can be used in several different ways."

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