Basic Provisions of International Labor Norms Intended for the Covid-19 Outbreak: Japan, China, USA & Turkey Samples

Year 2020, Volume: 7 Issue: 2, 141 - 159, 21.09.2020

Sevgi Işık Erol

Abstract

The Covid-19 outbreak began to affect not only human health but also the national and international labor markets. When the uncertainty and fear environment experienced is considered, enterprises postpone their investments, purchases of goods, and recruitment of workers. On the other hand, most of the workers will likely be fired due to rising labor costs. In this process, international labor norms, aiming at protecting jobs and workers, taking into account the needs of sustainable businesses and responding to labor markets' changing functioning, are of great importance. The basic provisions of international labor norms show the expected behavior in the face of concrete situations in working life and represent durability in the labor markets. In this context, international labor norms are the product of a unique tripartite structure (government, workers, and employers) that set the global economy's basic minimum social norms.

Keywords

Covid-19, International Labour Norms, International Labour Organization, Worker, Employer

Basic Provisions of International Labor Norms Intended for the Covid-19 Outbreak: Japan, China, USA & Turkey Samples

Abstract

Covid-19 salgını sadece insan sağlığını değil, aynı zamanda ulusal ve uluslararası işgücü piyasalarını da etkilemeye başlamıştır. Yaşanan belirsizlik ve korku ortamı dikkate alındığında; işletmeler yatırımlarını, mal alımlarını ve işçi alımını ertelemektedirler. Öte yandan, işçilerin çoğunun artan işçilik maliyetleri nedeniyle işten çıkarılması muhtemeldir. Bu süreçte, işlerin ve işçilerin korunmasını amaçlayan, sürdürülebilir işletmelerin ihtiyaçlarını dikkate alan ve işgücü piyasalarının değişen işleyişine cevap veren uluslararası çalışma normları büyük önem taşımaktadır. Uluslararası çalışma normlarının temel hükümleri, çalışma hayatındaki somut durumlar karşısında beklenen davranışın ne olduğunu göstermekte ve işgücü piyasalarındaki dayanıklılığı temsil etmektedir. Bu bağlamda, uluslararası çalışma normları, küresel ekonomide temel asgari sosyal normları belirleyen eşsiz bir üçlü yapının (hükümet, işçiler ve işverenler) ürünüdür.

Keywords

Covid-19, uluslararası çalışma normları, uluslararası çalışma örgütü, işçi, işveren

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