TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose– This paper aims to review the case for improved (supra‐national) regional social and labour policies in principle, assess the extent to which existing regional associations of governments and regional organizations are actually developing effective regional labour policies in different sub‐regions of Europe, Latin America, Africa and Asia, and finally explore the driving forces behind their development and suggest how they might be further enhanced.Design/methodology/approach– The paper compares the emergence of regional policies concerning labour rights and migrant workers' rights across regions. A sample of more than 15 regional arrangements are then ranked on the basis of their commitment in these areas. Finally, correlations between these rankings and different indicators of (real) regional interdependence are looked at.Findings– The paper shows that regional socio‐economic policies are gaining importance in different world regions, although speeds are varied and generally low. It is difficult, however, to find strong correlations with indicators of regional interdependence such as trade or migration.Originality/value– The paper presents one of the first systematic accounts of the development of regional socio‐economic policies in different world regions. It shows at the same time that huge opportunities for new policy initiatives exist in this area.
VL  - 32
IS  - 3
SN  - 0143-7720
DO  - 10.1108/01437721111136796
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/01437721111136796
AU  - Deacon Bob
AU  - De Lombaerde Philippe
AU  - Macovei Maria Cristina
AU  - Schröder Sonja
ED  - Ludo Cuyvers
ED  - Philippe De Lombaerde
ED  - Glenn Rayp
PY  - 2011
Y1  - 2011/01/01
TI  - Globalisation and the emerging regional governance of labour rights
T2  - International Journal of Manpower
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 334
EP  - 365
Y2  - 2024/09/23
ER  -