Corporations and Human Rights Law: The Emerging Consensus and Its Effects on Women's Employment Rights

Authors

Tiana O'Konek

Abstract

The article argues that the current international human rights framework fails to adequately address corporate human rights abuses, particularly affecting women in the garment industry. This governance gap stems from the statist nature of international law, which overlooks non-state actors like corporations. Women in the garment industry, often confined to informal and precarious work, face systemic discrimination and exclusion from core labor protections, highlighting the need for a more inclusive and enforceable framework.

Disciplines

Human Rights Law | Labor and Employment Law | Law | Law and Gender | Oil, Gas, and Mineral Law

Recommended Citation

Tiana O'Konek, Corporations and Human Rights Law: The Emerging Consensus and Its Effects on Women's Employment Rights, 17 Cardozo J. Equal Rts. & Soc. Just. 261 (2011).
Available at: https://larc.cardozo.yu.edu/cardozoersj/vol17/iss2/2