The International Protection of Labor: International Labor...
Lowe, Boutelle Ellsworth. The International Protection of Labor: International Labor Organization, History and Law. New York: Macmillan Company, 1935. New edition. lxxiii, 594 pp. Cloth with gilt lettered spine and blind stamped front cover. Moderately worn and soiled. Ex-library with ink shelf location label to foot of spine. Residual card pocket to front pastedown. Publisher's description and bookseller's ticket "Curtis Lindsay" to rear pastedown. Property stamps to front free endpaper, rear pastedown and title page, otherwise internally clean. $45. * New edition, revised and enlarged. "In the first edition of this book, the story of the international labor movement ended with the second session of the International labor conference at Genoa in 1920. This edition continues the account through the eighteenth session at Geneva in 1934" (Foreword, v). The book outlines the legislative efforts of the ILO to define and promote minimum labor standards for adoption by its member states, covering issues like working hours, wages, child labor, and working conditions. The 1935 edition was published shortly after the U.S. became a member of the ILO in 1934, despite remaining outside the League of Nations. During this period of economic depression, the ILO was an important forum for gathering information on economic crises and discussing policy responses. The book therefore serves as an important resource for understanding the international dialogue around labor issues during the Great Depression.
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