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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 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.
1. Introduction
2. Trade Unions as Human Rights Organisations
3. Trade Union Confederations’ Understandings of and Approaches to Human Rights
4. Tensions, Risks and Opportunities
5. Conclusion