Raising the Global Floor: Dismantling the Myth That We Canat Afford Good Working Conditions for Everyone

by Alison Earle and Jody Heymann

News stories on the impact of job loss appear daily in the media. Less reported is that working conditions in many countries around the world have deteriorated as rapidly as jobs have been lost--and this affects ten times as many people. Working conditions significantly impact our health, the amount of time we can spend with family, our options during momentous life events (such as the birth of a child or the death of a parent), and whether we...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804768900
• ISBN13: 9780804768900
• Release Date: October 2009
• Publisher: Stanford Politics and Policy
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.8" x 9.3"