Professor Ruben Garcia (Cal. Western School of Law) introduces the symposium of the UC Davis Journal of International Law & Policy (“JILP”) held March 2003. The Symposium, Workers and International Economic Institutions: Challenges and Possibilities in a Global Economy, examines the problems and possibilities that government, business, and nonprofits present for creating and maintaining labor standards in the global economy.
The Symposium includes the following articles:
Stephen Diamond, The Race to the Bottom” Returns: China’s Challenge to the International Labor Movement
Katie Quan, Strategies For Garment Worker Empowerment In The Global Economy
Ivy Lee & Mie Lewis, Human Trafficking From the Legal Advocate’s Perspective: The History, Legal Framework, and Current Anti-Trafficking Efforts
Frank Emmert, Labor and Environmental Standards and World Trade Law
Sandra Polaski, Protecting Labor Rights Through Trade Agreements: An Analytical Guide