dc.contributor.author |
Smit, P.A. (Paul Andries)
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dc.date.accessioned |
2015-05-05T11:59:49Z |
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dc.date.available |
2015-05-05T11:59:49Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2014 |
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dc.description.abstract |
John Donne's famous saying 'no man is an island, entire of itself' is even more
relevant today than it was in 1624 especially in the world of international trade,
globalisation, international treaties and the United Nations. Globalisation and the
increasing movement of capital and labour across international borders, with the
exception of migrant workers who are facing major obstacles in immigration laws,
are creating a situation where laws in general and labour laws in particular are
obtaining an international character. Internationally, the problem of movement of
labour is the asymmetric structure between capital and labour in reference to the
freedom of movement. In view of increasing globalisation, the Conventions of
the International Labour Organization (ILO) have assumed greater prominence in
recent years. Internationalisation and globalisation have had a growing impact in
many areas, especially on legal and economic relations.
Contrary to what Mr Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe might think, no country
can isolate itself from the international community. Without taking anything away
from the sovereignty of independent states, all countries in the world are part
of a larger world community. International bodies like the UN, ILO, EU and
others have adopted various international norms and standards to which most
countries have agreed, which established minimum international standards with
regards to basic universal human rights and worker rights. The Southern African
Development Community (SADC)2 is a transnational organisation that has also
adopted certain basic norms and standards in its Treaty, Charter on Fundamental
Social Rights and various protocols that are applicable to all citizens within
SADC. |
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dc.description.librarian |
hb2015 |
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dc.description.uri |
http://www.euppublishing.com/journal/ajicl |
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dc.identifier.citation |
Smit, PA 2014, 'Transnational labour relations : a dream or possibility in SADC?', African Journal of International and Comparative Law / Revue Africaine de Droit International et Comparé, vol. 22, no. 3, pp. 448-467. |
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dc.identifier.issn |
0954-8890 (print) |
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dc.identifier.issn |
1755-1609 (online) |
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dc.identifier.other |
10.3366/ajicl.2014.0102 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/2263/44986 |
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dc.language.iso |
en |
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dc.publisher |
Edinburgh University Press |
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dc.rights |
© Edinburgh University Press |
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dc.subject |
Southern African Development Community (SADC) |
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dc.subject |
Transnational labour relations |
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dc.title |
Transnational labour relations : a dream or possibility in SADC? |
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dc.type |
Postprint Article |
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