Foreword
Globalization process
	Foreign direct  investments
	Foreign portofolio  investments
	Trade
	Economic integration
	Causes of Globalization

Multinationals
	Largest corporations
	Cross-border mergers and acquisitions
	Intrafirm trade
	Cross-border interfirm agreements
Investment funds
National framework
	Overview of liberalization
	Privatization
	Special economic zones
International labour law
	Definition
	History
	Purpose
	ILO instruments
	UN instruments
	Council of Europe instruments
	EU instruments
	Other regional instruments
Codes of conduct for multinationals
	Concept
	Codes by their purpose and characteristics
	Comparative summaries of some codes
Corporate codes of conduct
	Concept
	Background
	Formats
	Participants
	Content
	Transparency
	Monitoring
	Enforcement
Labour market trends and globalization's impact on them
	Unemployment
	New jobs
	Globalization and employment
	Employment and international instruments
	Forms of work
	Globalization and flexible forms of work
	Flexibility and international instruments
	Hourly compensation costs
	Hourly direct pay
	Pay for time worked
	Earnings of different worker groups
	Compensation costs and globalization
	Wages and international instruments