@BOOK{NAP10937, author = "National Research Council", title = "Monitoring International Labor Standards: Techniques and Sources of Information", isbn = "978-0-309-09134-3", doi = "10.17226/10937", abstract = "This new report provides a framework within which to assess compliance with core\ninternational labor standards and succeeds in taking an enormous step toward interpreting\nall relevant information into one central database. At the request of the\nBureau of International Labor Affairs at the U.S. Department of Labor, the National\nResearch Council\u2019s Committee on Monitoring International Labor Standards was\ncharged with identifying relevant and useful sources of country-level data, assessing\nthe quality of such data, identifying innovative measures to monitor compliance,\nexploring the relationship between labor standards and human capital, and making\nrecommendations on reporting procedures to monitor compliance. The result of the\ncommittee\u2019s work is in two parts\u2014this report and a database structure. Together,\nthey offer a first step toward the goal of providing an empirical foundation to monitor\ncompliance with core labor standards. The report provides a comprehensive\nreview of extant data sources, with emphasis on their relevance to defined labor standards,\ntheir utility to decision makers in charge of assessing or monitoring compliance,\nand the cautions necessary to understand and use the quantitative information.\n", url = "https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/10937/monitoring-international-labor-standards-techniques-and-sources-of-information", year = 2004, publisher = "The National Academies Press", address = "Washington, DC" }