Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Notes on Contributors; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; Part I Beyond Europe: The ILO Encounters the Pacific World; 1 A Sea of Difference: The ILO and the Search for Common Standards, 1919-45; 2 The ILO, Australia and the Asia-Pacific Region: New Solidarities or Internationalism in the National Interest?; 3 Japan and the 1919 ILO Debates over Rights, Representation and Global Labour Standards; Part II The Dilemmas of Development. 4 Negotiating a World Trade and Employment Charter: The United States, the ILO and the Collapse of the ITO Ideal5 The ILO, Asia and the Beginnings of Technical Assistance, 1945-60; 6 Difference's Other: The ILO and "Women in Developing Countries"; Part III The Human Rights Revolution; 7 Homeworkers Organizing for Recognition and Rights: Can International Standards Assist Them?; 8 The Global Domestic: Mapping Decent Work in International Dialogues; 9 The Limits of Human Rights for Labour Rights: A Retrospective Look at the Case of Chile; Part IV Success and Failure in the New Asian Economy. 10 Legal Protection of the Right to Old-Age Insurance for Migrant Workers from Rural Areas in China11 Freedom of Association: A Comparison of Chinese and US Approaches to ILO Standards; 12 The ILO and the Corporate Social Responsibility Regime in East and South Asia; Bibliography; Index.