Protecting worker solidarity action - a critique of international law

Paul Germanotta, Institute of Employment Rights, 60 pages, A5, paperback, £6.50

Paul Germanotta is a lawyer and trade union consultant who acts as a research associate for the Global Labour Institute, which has jointly published this booklet along with the Institute of Employment Rights. Germanotta argues for the need for the removal of legal restrictions to the right to take international solidarity action. This becomes more important as a globally integrated economy demands a globally organised response from workers. The booklet focuses on the International Labour Organisation as the main supervisory body for international standards with a key chapter highlighting how the law could be strengthened to allow unions to take solidarity action