Core Labour Standards and International Trade Lessons from the Regional Context /

• Main Author: Addo, Kofi (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Subjects: Law.; Business ethics.; International law.; Trade.; Development economics.; International Economic Law, Trade Law.; Development Economics.; Business Ethics.; European Law.

This book examines the labour standards provisions in a number of Regional and Bilateral Trade Agreements, and assesses the potential of using the relevant clauses in these trade agreements as a benchmark for a multilateral approach. Based on the lessons learned from the Regional model, the book pro...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Introduction
• 2. The Global Debate – The Linkage Between Labour Standards and International Trade
• 3. The History of Core Labour Standards
• 4. Legal Analysis: CLS, International Law and the Process and Production Method Argument
• 5. Unilateral Social Clauses
• 6. Regional Trade Agreements and the Interface between Labour Standards and International Trade
• 7. Regional Trade Agreements and Labour Provisions
• 8. The Impact of Regional Trade Agreements on the Labour-Trade Debate
• 9. Conclusion and Recommendations.