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The trade-labour nexus : global value chains and labour provisions in European Union free trade agreements

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Barbu, Mirela , Campling, Liam , Smith, Adrian , Harrison, James and Richardson, Ben (2018) The trade-labour nexus : global value chains and labour provisions in European Union free trade agreements. Global Labour Journal, 9 (3). pp. 258-280. doi:10.15173/glj.v9i3.3354

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Abstract

Labour standards provisions contained within the European Union’s (EU) free trade agreements (FTAs) are a major iteration of attempts to regulate working conditions in the global economy. This article develops an analysis of how the legal and institutional mechanisms established by these FTAs intersect with global value chain governance dynamics in counoutries with contrasting political economies. The article formulates an original analytical framework to explore how governance arrangements and power relations between lead firms in core markets and suppliers in FTA signatory countries shape and constrain the effectiveness of labour provisions in FTAs. This analysis demonstrates how the common framework of labour provisions in EU trade agreements, when applied in a uniform manner across differentiated political-economic contexts, face serious difficulties in creating meaningful change for workers in global value chains.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor
H Social Sciences > HF Commerce
J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe)
Divisions: Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Law
Faculty of Social Sciences > Politics and International Studies
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Free trade -- European Union, Employment, European Union
Journal or Publication Title: Global Labour Journal
Publisher: Global Labour University
Official Date: 30 September 2018
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30 September 2018Published
3 September 2018Accepted
Volume: 9
Number: 3
Page Range: pp. 258-280
DOI: 10.15173/glj.v9i3.3354
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Open Access (Creative Commons)
Date of first compliant deposit: 1 October 2018
Date of first compliant Open Access: 1 October 2018
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