Just to clarify, "workers rights" in this context refers to laws that mandate minimum benefits/contractual-protections. Classically, such laws would not be cons

Just to clarify, "workers rights" in this context refers to laws that mandate minimum benefits/contractual-protections. Classically, such laws would not be considered to be a bestowment of rights. On the contrary, they would be viewed as limitations on contract liberty: a case of denying workers certain options, ostensibly to protect them.