This course introduces students to emerging trends in international policy in key labour and human resource issues. Although national laws governing employment have been in place for a long time, these regulations have proved inadequate to address all the challenges in a world economy that is increasingly linked across nations, regions, and continents. We consider: employment policies and practices of workplaces impacted by trade and organizational linkages across national boundaries; labour standards within the context of freer trade; international unions and other worker organizations; international collective bargaining; and the role of global institutions such as the United Nations (UN), the International Labour Organization (ILO), and the World Bank. The course also examines codes of conduct and similar other private attempts to regulate labour conditions and the role of international corporations.