The dynamics of the relationships between workers, employers, trade unions and the government, as well as the implementation of labor standards and the concept of decent work, have been at the center of international institutions attention. ILO and WTO are the leading figures in a movement regarding employment conditions and dynamics around the world, aimed at creating fair and sustainable working environments for the private and public sector, respecting the dignity of human beings and their rights.
Even though most aspects of employment law remain of pertinence of local governments, global guidelines have been drawn and applied worldwide. The harmonization of legal practices pertaining to labor, though, is still a work in progress. In spite of the progressions made, many issues remain not properly addressed, such as those related to discrimination. This book aims at providing the reader with an overview of topical issues regarding employment law. It starts with the presentation of the motives and movement behind the development of an ethical work consciousness and moves towards the analysis of some specific legal responses given to issues characterizing the relationships addressed by this branch of law, and the applicability of few concepts of the regulations in different contexts. In its final part, the book discusses the shaping of a few critical aspects of those relationships, such as discrimination and the normative concept of labor citizenship. Through this combination, the book aims to create the opportunity for the readers of understanding the applicability of legal solutions in diversified settings. The contextualization offered at the end of the book should serve to internalize the dynamics affecting some of the prominent issues of the current society, which have not been address in a comprehensive manner by law, yet. This should enable the readers to critically analyze arising matters in those settings, and formulate proper responses when faced with the chance of giving their contribution to the development of this branch of law.