Abstract
This article re-examines the ILO's normative outlook on prison labour, arguing that it is out of touch with the realities on the ground, where public/private hybrid forms of prison labour are proliferating. The authors bring to light the controversy surrounding the position taken by the ILO, as member States repeatedly demand that it relax, and increasingly defy, its dichotomous stance. They illustrate the heavy price to be paid if the ILO stays on its current course, but also if it adopts the position favoured by some of these member States. Instead, they point to two alternatives that go beyond these conflicting positions.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 505-524 |
| Number of pages | 20 |
| Journal | International Labour Review |
| Volume | 159 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Dec 2020 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This research was made available thanks to the generous support of the Israel Science Fund (Grant No. 1712/18). The authors would like to thank Saar Ben‐Zeev and Ittai Regev for their excellent research assistance.
Publisher Copyright:
© The authors 2020 Journal compilation © International Labour Organization 2020
Keywords
- ILO standards
- forced labour
- prison labour
- privatization
- public/private divide
- role of ILO
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Strategy and Management
- Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management
- Management of Technology and Innovation
