This course is intended to acquaint the student with the dynamics of trade and labour in the present world system. It links both history and the contemporary. They will be required to critically assess the role of the ILO and the UN regarding the effectiveness of their organizational structure and the many organs that serve these international technical bureaucracies.
Emphasis will be placed on the various labour standards enunciated by both the ILO and UN. Students will be required to critically evaluate the response of Caribbean governments and organizations (Including CARICOM) in carrying out the edicts of these global institutions to protect the fundamental rights of freedom of all human beings.
Students will be encouraged to analyse industrial relations standards and processes in the modern Caribbean. In this regard, they should be able to respond to the question: Has Caribbean governments earned good governance grades for the implementation and monitoring of ILO and UN rules that protect contracting parties and individuals in contemporary industrial society? Students should be able to evaluate the impact(s) of capitalism and its current manifestation of “new capitalism” on the setting and maintenance of new labour standards.
We will also explore the state of International Trade today within the context of new Capitalism.
What are some of the contemporary features of ‘new capitalism’ and whether it’s hegemonic dynamics are changing?
Increasingly, child labour has become a global problem that has also emerged within Caribbean states. Students will be required to evaluate Caribbean governments’ response to UN convention 138 and 182 as the world grapples with reducing the worst forms of child labour.
The HIV/AIDS epidemic is still listed among Caribbean social problems. The emphasis of regional governments have now turned to the removing the stigma and discrimination against people living with HIV/AIDS. Students will evaluate their own domestic environment with a view to assessing the level of discrimination against people living with HIV/AIDS.
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected all aspects of Caribbean life including labour in a profound way. All aspects of labour have been impacted in one way or another. The course will explore in a didactic manner, how this pandemic is impacting labour in various ways and the corresponding ILO response.
Emphasis will be placed on the various labour standards enunciated by both the ILO and UN. Students will be required to critically evaluate the response of Caribbean governments and organizations (Including CARICOM) in carrying out the edicts of these global institutions to protect the fundamental rights of freedom of all human beings.
Students will be encouraged to analyse industrial relations standards and processes in the modern Caribbean. In this regard, they should be able to respond to the question: Has Caribbean governments earned good governance grades for the implementation and monitoring of ILO and UN rules that protect contracting parties and individuals in contemporary industrial society? Students should be able to evaluate the impact(s) of capitalism and its current manifestation of “new capitalism” on the setting and maintenance of new labour standards.
We will also explore the state of International Trade today within the context of new Capitalism.
What are some of the contemporary features of ‘new capitalism’ and whether it’s hegemonic dynamics are changing?
Increasingly, child labour has become a global problem that has also emerged within Caribbean states. Students will be required to evaluate Caribbean governments’ response to UN convention 138 and 182 as the world grapples with reducing the worst forms of child labour.
The HIV/AIDS epidemic is still listed among Caribbean social problems. The emphasis of regional governments have now turned to the removing the stigma and discrimination against people living with HIV/AIDS. Students will evaluate their own domestic environment with a view to assessing the level of discrimination against people living with HIV/AIDS.
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected all aspects of Caribbean life including labour in a profound way. All aspects of labour have been impacted in one way or another. The course will explore in a didactic manner, how this pandemic is impacting labour in various ways and the corresponding ILO response.
- Lecturer: Orville Beckford