Sentence examples for basic labor standards from inspiring English sources

Another way to strengthen our basic labor standards is to make it easier to identify employers that chronically violate them.

But the association's members defend it as the first serious corporate-backed effort to inspect apparel factories and to put teeth behind basic labor standards.

It is unconscionable that workers who are entrusted with the care of some of the nation's most vulnerable citizens are themselves unprotected by basic labor standards.

American officials have urged a joint committee to examine how international trade relates to basic labor standards -- that would mean prohibitions on child labor and forced labor, and the right of workers to form unions and bargain collectively.

It was fascinating to read Nicholas D. Kristof's column attempting to use Cambodia as an example of how the proliferation of sweatshops, without basic labor standards, might help workers ("Where Sweatshops Are a Dream," Jan . 15.

A person who is considered an independent contractor is not covered by our most basic labor standards minimum wage, overtime, and the fundamental proposition that one should be compensated for the hours they work.

And there is overwhelming popular support - four out of five Americans think that paid sick days should be a basic labor standard.

"When it comes to basic minimum labor standards, this industry is a disgrace," Ms. Smith said.

Countries must not be allowed to violate basic international labor standards or to dilute their own laws to attract investment or benefit from trade.

The Senate has failed to pass any tariff reductions largely because Republicans have objected to sound language in the House bill endorsing basic international labor standards for Pakistani export workers.

The proposed Family and Medical Leave Insurance Act, which recognizes that all parents and employed adults will experience care demands at some point and provides for 12 weeks of partially paid income replacement, is seen as a basic minimum labor standard by the Democratic party.