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Department of State monitors worker rights abroad and reports on the status of those rights as part of its annual report to Congress in the Country Reports on Human Rights Practices. Building on this history of monitoring and encouraging worker rights around the world, the Trade Act of 2002 includes on the list of overall trade negotiating objectives of the United States, "promote respect for worker rights."2 1For example, U.S.
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The committee has undertaken a two-year project with multiple intersecting activities that will · identify relevant, valid, reliable, and useful sources of country-level data on labor standards and incorporate them into a database tailored to the current and anticipated needs of the DOL's Bureau of International Labor Affairs; · assess the quality of existing and potential data and indicators that can be used to systematically monitor labor practices and the effectiveness of enforcement in order to determine compliance with national labor legislation and international standards; · identify innovative measures to determine compliance with international labor standards on a country-by-country basis and to measure progress on improved labor legislation and enforcement; · explore the relationship between labor standards compliance and national policies relating to human capital issues; and · recommend sustainable reporting procedures to monitor countries' progress toward implementation of international labor standards. The NRC will examine compliance with the international labor standards in the ILO's 1998 Dedaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at work (see Appendix D)
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This document summarizes the workshop. Reflecting the workshop agenda, this report focuses primarily on the availability and quality of information to measure compliance with four core international labor standards that were identified in 1998 by the ILO.
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Break 10:30 a.m. Information and Measures of Progress, Session 1: Freedom of Association and the Right to Collective Bargaining Moclerator: Theodore Moran Presentation: Anthony Giles, Research Director, Commission for Labor Cooperation, presenting a paper by Lance Compa, Cornell University, "Data ancl Inclicators to Measure Progress Towarcl Implementing Freedom of Association ancl the Right to Collective Bargaining/'
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Information and Measures, Session 3: The Elimination of Discrimination in Respect of Employment and Occupation Moclerator: Kimberly Ann Elliott' Research Fellow, Institute for International Economics Presentation: Constance Thomas, Section Chief, Equality and Employment Branch, International Labour Office, "Information and Measures of Progress towards the Elimination of Discrimination" 3:50 p.m. Discussant: BamaAthreya, Deputy Director, International Labor Rights Fund A:05 p.m.
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Information and Measures of Progress, Session 4: The Effective Abolition of Child Labor Moclerator: Thea Lee, Assistant Director, Public Policy Department, AFL-CIO Presentation: Amy Ritualo, Data Analyst, International Labour Office, "Measuring Chilcl Labor" 9:05 a.m. Discussant: Harry Patrinos, The World Bank 9:20 a.m.
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12:05 p.m. Conclucling Remarks: Theodore Moran 1 2:1 5 p.m.
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