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Assessment of International Labour Standards that apply to rural employment

Year of publication 2016

Pages 33 p.

Author Sisay Yeshanew

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Book (series)

ISBN 978-92-5-109342-9

Series title FAO Legal Papers

Series number 100

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) The study identifies and assesses the international labour standards that apply to rural employment. It analyzes international labour, human rights and other instruments that apply to the agriculture, forestry and fisheries sectors. It further highlights the challenges of labour protection in these sectors and suggests ways of overcoming such constraints.

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