The impact of international trade and investment policies on the labour rights of export processing zones' workers : the case of Kenya

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University of Pretoria

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Investigates to what extent international trade and investment policies affect the labour rights of EPZ (Export Processing Zones) workers in Kenya. Audit the existing legal and policy framework for labour protection in Kenya and determines the extent to which the labour rights of EPZ workers in Kenya are protected. Also examines whether whether the EPZs are beneficial to Kenya and identify ways in which the labour rights of EPZ workers can be protected.

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Thesis (LLM (Human Rights and Democratisation in Africa)) -- University of Pretoria, 2007.
A Dissertation submitted to the Faculty of Law University of Pretoria, in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree Masters of Law (LLM in Human Rights and Democratisation in Africa). Prepared under the supervision of Prof Hani Sayed of the American University in Cairo, Egypt.

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UCTD, International trade, Investment policies, Labour rights Kenya, World Trade Organization (WTO), International Labour Organisation (ILO)

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Mwariri, GW 2007, The impact of international trade and investment policies on the labour rights of export processing zones' workers : the case of Kenya, LLM Mini Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/5760>