worker rights
type: Concept
narrower: equal pay
narrower: job tenure
narrower: sickness absence
narrower: paternity rights
narrower: maternity rights
narrower: public duties leave
broader: rights and freedoms
broader: employment law
broader: legal and regulatory issues
broader: social and economic rights
broader: conditions of employment
broader: organizational power, politics, and conflict
definition: Workers' rights or labor rights are a category of rights relating to work and employment that are established largely through collective action, national state regulation, and international regulation and that may be enforceable against individuals, organizations, and the state. Conceptual Overview Discussions of workers' rights have a long history. [Source: International Encyclopedia of Organization Studies; Worker Rights]

equal pay
type: Concept
broader: worker rights

job tenure
type: Concept
broader: worker rights

sickness absence
type: Concept
broader: worker rights

paternity rights
type: Concept
broader: worker rights

maternity rights
type: Concept
broader: worker rights

public duties leave
type: Concept
broader: worker rights

rights and freedoms
type: Concept
narrower: worker rights

employment law
type: Concept
narrower: worker rights

legal and regulatory issues
type: Concept
narrower: worker rights

social and economic rights
type: Concept
narrower: worker rights

conditions of employment
type: Concept
narrower: worker rights

organizational power, politics, and conflict
type: Concept
narrower: worker rights

concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: worker rights