As the globalization is becoming the order of the day and decent labour practices are the norm, researchers are analyzing the perspectives of fair trade and more importantly, fair labour practices in all corners of our planet. A recent research paper found that global trends, especially in developing countries, about labour laws and ‘humane’ labour practices are changing but not at a very encouraging rate.

The researchers focused on these basic standards:

Discussion is based on four core labour standards; the freedom of association and the effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining, the elimination of all forms of forced or compulsory labour, the effective abolition of child labour, and the elimination of discrimination for employment and occupation.

The authors have identified three basic developmental paths for decent labour practices.

• Borderless Laissez Faire - Market driven liberalization and trade liberalization.
• Supernational institution building - Governing globalized markets through political integration.
• Multilevel governance - Embedding markets by new variable patterns of governance.

The authors have also reached some basic conclusions about the future course we can adopt.

You can read the full report here.

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