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Hollington, Andrea, Salverda, Tijo, Schneider, Nina and Tappe, Oliver, eds. (2018). ‘Decent Work’ – Historical and Cultural Varieties. Köln: Global South Studies Center Cologne.

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Abstract

Past ideas and present experiences concerning acceptable forms of work are broad and varied. Opposition to slavery, child labour, and long work days vividly illustrate how formerly acceptable notions of labour have changed over time and across cultures, even if none of these forms have been totally abolished. In 1999, in response to the persistence of coercive working conditions around the world, the International Labour Organization (ILO) linked its main institutional goals to a specific definition of ‘decent work’. Though the ILO definition is heavily employed in many political and media debates, the ways in which people define ‘decent’ work vary across societies, and have also changed throughout history.

Item Type:	Book, conference item or legal commentary
Editors:	Editors Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Hollington, Andrea andrea.hollington@yahoo.de UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Salverda, Tijo tijo@tijosalverda.nl UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Schneider, Nina nina.schneider@uni-koeln.de UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Tappe, Oliver otappe@uni-koeln.de UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
Contributors:	Contribution Name Email UNSPECIFIED Steffny, Annette annette.steffny@uni-koeln.de
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-118609
Series Name at the University of Cologne:	Voices from around the world
Volume:	2/2018
Number of Pages:	39
Date:	20 November 2018
Publisher:	Global South Studies Center Cologne
Place of Publication:	Köln
Language:	English
Faculty:	Central Institutions / Interdisciplinary Research Centers
Divisions:	Global South Studies Center
Subjects:	Generalities, Science News media, journalism, publishing Philosophy Social sciences Political science Customs, etiquette, folklore Language, Linguistics Other languages Geography and history Geography and travel
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language Labour, Work, inequality English
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/11860