Trade Unions as Human Rights Organisations
Approaches to and Experiences of Human Rights Advocacy
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Bristol University Press
Publishing:15th Oct '26
£80.00
This title is due to be published on 15th October, and will be despatched as soon as possible.
Can trade unions be reconceptualised as human rights organisations? This groundbreaking study explores the untapped potential of labour movements in human rights advocacy, drawing on extensive interviews with representatives of union confederations worldwide.
Evans provides both theoretical foundations and empirical evidence for viewing trade unions through a human rights lens, examining existing partnerships with NGOs and identifying opportunities for enhanced collaboration. Through detailed analysis of concrete political campaigns, this book reveals how union-based advocacy networks operate in practice.
Essential reading for scholars of labour relations, human rights and political advocacy, this innovative work opens new pathways for understanding and strengthening human rights movements globally.
'Evans shows the complexity of past relationships between trade unions and human rights advocacy and suggests constructive ways forward.' Philip Alston, New York University.
'Evans has produced a work of extraordinary importance. The book is an exciting and critical exploration of the relation between human rights and the labour movement. By focusing on trade union praxis, Evans produces new ways of understanding human rights.' Illan rua Wall, University of Galway.
ISBN: 9781529246971
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192 pages