
Trade Unions as Human Rights Organisations
Approaches to and Experiences of Human Rights Advocacy
Matthew Evans(Author)
Bristol University Press
1st Edition
Will be published approx. on 1. July 2026
Book
Hardback
192 pages
978-1-5292-4697-1 (ISBN)
Description
Can trade unions be reconceptualised as human rights organisations? This groundbreaking study explores the untapped potential of labour movements in human rights advocacy, drawing on extensive interviews with representatives of union confederations worldwide.
Evans provides both theoretical foundations and empirical evidence for viewing trade unions through a human rights lens, examining existing partnerships with NGOs and identifying opportunities for enhanced collaboration. Through detailed analysis of concrete political campaigns, this book reveals how union-based advocacy networks operate in practice.
Essential reading for scholars of labour relations, human rights and political advocacy, this innovative work opens new pathways for understanding and strengthening human rights movements globally.
Evans provides both theoretical foundations and empirical evidence for viewing trade unions through a human rights lens, examining existing partnerships with NGOs and identifying opportunities for enhanced collaboration. Through detailed analysis of concrete political campaigns, this book reveals how union-based advocacy networks operate in practice.
Essential reading for scholars of labour relations, human rights and political advocacy, this innovative work opens new pathways for understanding and strengthening human rights movements globally.
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Edition
First Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Bristol
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
Not illustrated
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-5292-4697-1 (9781529246971)
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Person
Matthew Evans is Associate Professor in the School of Law, Politics and Sociology at the University of Sussex and visiting researcher in Political Studies at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.
Content
Introduction
1. Trade Unions as Human Rights Organisations
2. Trade Union Confederations' Understandings of Human Rights
3. Implications for Human Rights Practice
4. Implications for Trade Unions
Conclusion
1. Trade Unions as Human Rights Organisations
2. Trade Union Confederations' Understandings of Human Rights
3. Implications for Human Rights Practice
4. Implications for Trade Unions
Conclusion