For your final Paper you will write a research paper that illustrates a comparative approach of the compliance of Zambia and the United States of America with International Labour Standards. Make sure...

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    ILO    2018
Comparative Approach of the Compliance of Zambia and United States of America With International Labor Standards
Abstract
Globalization has increased the relevancy of the International Labor Standards and the countries have to abide with these. Even the foreign investors notice the labor standards before making any investment in the country. As the labors at any point of time can experience unforeseen labor downturns therefore such standards safeguard their rights. This essay provides a comparative and international approach to the labor law and highlights the legal procedure and development of the same in United States of America and Zambia.
Introduction
The International Labor Standards were set up by the International Labor Organization in the Declaration of Philadelphia of 1944 (ILO, 2014). The international community thus recognizes the rights of the labors and declared that “labor is not a commodity”. It stated that the economic development must include the working conditions as well as insist on creation of the jobs for the people so that everyone can work with freedom, live with dignity and safety. Thus the economic development is not just about making profits but also to improve the lives of the others. The International Labor Standards thus help the employers and the governments to avoid any kind of temptation of lowering the labor standards.
International Labor Standards
The United States of America and Zambia are among the member countries of International Labor Organization. The United States holds the permanent seat on ILO Governing body but it only complies with 14 out of 189 conventions and 8 core conventions. Whereas Zambia has ratified all the core labor conventions on trade and union rights, on Equal remuneration as well as the Convention on Discrimination, on Worst form of Child Labor and the convention on Minimum age, it has also ratified the convention on forced labor (ITUC, 2009).
ILO and United States Framework
To understand the compliance of United States with the International Labor Standards it is necessary to know that the rights of the employees of United States are protected by the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA, Wanger Act) of 1935 (Act). This Act defines the rights of the employees and the employers and also define some unfair labor practices. In case of compliance with the Labor Standards the country was to ratify the rights established by the ILO conventions. United States has ratified 14 ILO Conventions which apply to federal and the state labor law, but the country has only ratified 2 of the 8 core ILO conventions which includes the Convention on Abolition of forced labor (ILO Convention No. 105) and Worst form of Child Labor (ILO Convention No. 182). The ILO Constitution does not binds its member states with all the 202 ILO recommendations but they are guided by their principles and United States takes varying position in this.
Workers Entitled to Right to Organize
ILO convention No. 87 gives the rights to all the workers to...