Harrison, James, Barbu, Mirela, Campling, Liam, Ebert, Franz, Martens, Deborah, Marx, Axel, Orbie, Jan, Richardson, Ben and Smith, Adrian (2019) Labour standards provisions in EU free trade agreements : reflections on the European Commission’s reform agenda. World Trade Review, 18 (4). pp. 635-657. doi:10.1017/S1474745618000204 ISSN 1474-7456.
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Abstract
Labour standards provisions within the Trade and Sustainable Development (TSD) chapters of EU Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) are presented as a key element of the EU's commitment to a ‘value-based trade agenda’. But criticism of TSD chapters has led the European Commission to commit to improving their implementation and enforcement, creating a critical juncture in the evolution of the EU's trade–labour linkage. This contribution synthesizes findings from academic studies that have examined the effectiveness of labour standards provisions in EU FTAs. It then considers the reform agenda as presented by the European Commission, and explains how some of the proposals could tackle failures identified. However, it also argues that there are various limitations with the Commission's current proposals, and outlines how legal obligations and institutional mechanisms created by trade agreements could better be harnessed to improve working conditions and rights at work around the world.
| Item Type: | Journal Article |
|---|---|
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Law Faculty of Social Sciences > Politics and International Studies |
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Labor -- Standards -- European Union, International trade, Free trade -- European Union, European Union -- Commerce, Labor laws and legislation -- European Union |
| Journal or Publication Title: | World Trade Review |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| ISSN: | 1474-7456 |
| Official Date: | 2019 |
| Dates: | Date Event 2019 Published 2 August 2018 Available 9 May 2018 Accepted |
| Volume: | 18 |
| Number: | 4 |
| Page Range: | pp. 635-657 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/S1474745618000204 |
| Status: | Peer Reviewed |
| Publication Status: | Published |
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
| Date of first compliant deposit: | 11 May 2018 |
| Date of first compliant Open Access: | 1 October 2018 |
| RIOXX Funder/Project Grant: | Project/Grant ID RIOXX Funder Name Funder ID |
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| URI: | https://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/102064/ |
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