Freedom of contract and labor law reform: opening up the possibilities for value-added unionism
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Labor laws should be revised to provide employees with greater flexibility in the way that they organize in the workplace, and the freedom to contract should be emphasized over zero-sum negotiations. Union activities often focus on wage increases and employment controls that adversely impact company's profits. If unions emphasized their potential to add value by providing services at the firm or industry level, management would be more amenable to union recognition. Flexibility would allow unions to tailor their functions and their participation to the needs of workers in a given workplace.
Publication Name: New York University Law Review
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0028-7881
Year: 1996
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Environmental insurance as a policy enforcement tool in developing countries
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Environmental insurance could be used in an international context to limit liability concerns for lenders, as has been done in the US. Environmental insurance provides advantages in identification and assumption of risk, as well as providing ongoing monitoring and inspection of the insured's operations. The main obstacle to use of insurance in multinational lending is the lack of uniform environmental standards. The extra expense of insurance could be offset by the added value of its monitoring services.
Publication Name: University of Pennsylvania Journal of International Economic Law
Subject: Law
ISSN: 1086-7872
Year: 1997
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The politics of labor regulation in North America: a reconsideration of labor law enforcement in Mexico
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The author studies Mexico's labor law and its enforcement in light of criticisms, particularly associated with NAFTA, that employees in third world countries are subject to substandard conditions by international businesses escaping industrial countries' labor protection laws. The author concludes that Mexico's law and enforcement do not fit this description, and, though financial and corruption problems exist, they are not predominate.
Publication Name: University of Pennsylvania Journal of International Economic Law
Subject: Law
ISSN: 1086-7872
Year: 2000
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