Labor rights  are a group of legal rights and claimed human rights having to do with labor relations between workers and their employers, usually obtained under labor and employment law. In general, these rights' debates have to do with negotiating workers' pay, benefits, and safe working conditions. One of the most central of these rights is the right to unionize. Unions take advantage of collective bargaining and industrial action to increase their members' wages and otherwise change their working situation. Labor rights can also take in the form of worker's control and worker's self management in which workers have a democratic voice in decision and policy making. The labor movement initially focused on this "right to unionize", but attention has shifted elsewhere.

Core Labor Standards

      The core labor standards are:

• Freedom of association: workers are able to join trade unions that are independent of government and employer influence;
• The right to collective bargaining: workers may negotiate with employers collectively, as opposed to individually;
• The prohibition of all forms of forced labor: includes security from prison labor and slavery, and prevents workers from being forced to work under duress;
• Elimination of the worst forms of child labor: implementing a minimum working age and certain working condition requirements for children;
• Non-discrimination in employment : equal pay for equal work.

• Labor rights issues

  
  
  Aside from the right to organize, labor movements have campaigned on various other issues that may be said to relate to labor rights.

  Many labor movement campaigns have to do with limiting hours in the work place. 19th century labor movements campaigned for anEight-hour day. Worker advocacy groups have also sought to limit work hours, making a working week of 40 hours or less standard in many countries. A 35-hour workweek was established in France in 2000, although this standard has been considerably weakened since then. Workers may agree with employers to work for longer, but the extra hours are payable overtime. In the European Union the working week is limited to a maximum of 48 hours including overtime (see also Working Time Directive).

  Labor rights advocates have also worked to combat child labor. They see child labor as exploitative, cruel, and often economically damaging. Child labor opponents often argue that working children are deprived of an education.