Labour Standards: The Good, the Bad and the Incredibly Ugly
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Labour Standards: The Good, the Bad and the Incredibly Ugly In an ideal economic world, employees could go to their jobs knowing that they won't experience harsh conditions, long hours and unfair wages; children will be allowed to be children without the terrors of child labour; and individuals can sleep soundly knowing they will be able to provide for their families and loved ones. Unfortunately, many awake finding themselves far from this utopia, yet somehow many continue to live within this dream. It seems unreal that labour standards can, and are, so different around the world, but believable or not people are enduring these inequalities because of institutional, corporate and mass consumer actions that are being pushed by this revolutionary idea of globalization and although there are organizations trying to help, these issues still remains in dire need of international attention. Quite obviously, labour standards exist all over...

