Penn State's Department of Labor Studies and Employment Relations
Engages in teaching, research, and outreach on all aspects of work and the employment relationship. Our students go on to careers in human resource management, labor relations, union organizing and representation, employment law, and government.
LSER Launches Project for Global Workers' Rights (PGWR)
Increasingly, globalization impacts every aspect of work and employment, both in the United States and around the world. Given this reality, LSER faculty have been focusing more and more of their research on global labor and human resource issues. Over the past two years, the Department has been discussing how it could best contribute to on-going efforts to understand the impact of globalization on workers and workplaces worldwide.
After much
thought LSER has decided to undertake a new initiative that would look at the fundamental issue of labor rights. This fall the Department will launch the Project on Labor Rights in a Global Economy. The Project will work to move the research agenda on sweatshops, labor standards, and labor rights forward by organizing academic exchanges and events, promoting research, and creating a network of scholars working on these issues around the world. Click here for more information on this exciting new initiative.
*Check out their new website by clicking Global Workers' Rights to the left.
Take a look at the recent video (below) the Department has produced to get the word out about the Labor and Employment Relations major!
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Increasingly, globalization impacts every aspect of work and employment, both in the United States and around the world. Given this reality, LSER faculty have been focusing more and more of their research on global labor and human resource issues. Over the past two years, the Department has been discussing how it could best contribute to on-going efforts to understand the impact of globalization on workers and workplaces worldwide.
