In this article, justifications by producers (economic protectionism), consumers and social advocates (humanitarian motives) for including labour standards in international trade agreements are discussed. To date, little work has been undertaken to determine empirically whether low labour standards lead to trade distortions. This article provides some empirical evidence pertaining to this question. Consumer groups, social advocates and traditional vested interests such as labour unions have attempted to have labour standards included in WTO disciplines. In the absence of success at the WTO, the relationship between labour standards and international trade has, however, been evolving in the areas of private standards and preferential trade a...
As well as consolidating and enhancing the process of trade liberalisation, the completion of the Ur...
Do countries with low labor standards obtain inherent advantages in markets for international trade ...
This paper reviews the controversies regarding linkage of international trade and labor standards. P...
In this article, justifications by producers (economic protectionism), consumers and social advocate...
In this article, justifications by producers (economic protectionism), consumers and social advocate...
It is now common for producers (economic protectionism), consumers and social advocates (humanitaria...
The relationship between labour standards in developing countries and trade flows has become a major...
Although discussion concerning the inclusion of core labour standards has been excluded from the Doh...
From a historical point of view, the linkage between core labour standards and global trade has been...
Recent trade negotiations, both at the regional and multilateral level, have seen a resurgence of th...
This paper investigates the impact labour regulation, as defined by labour standards, have on the in...
Despite its exclusion from the Doha agenda, the issue of trade and labor standards remains an intens...
The purpose of this paper is to review the arguments for and against the linking of labour standards...
Magister Legum - LLMIn this paper I delve into the connection between trade policy and labour rights...
After the rejection of any inclusion of a social clause in the World Trade Organization agreements, ...
As well as consolidating and enhancing the process of trade liberalisation, the completion of the Ur...
Do countries with low labor standards obtain inherent advantages in markets for international trade ...
This paper reviews the controversies regarding linkage of international trade and labor standards. P...
In this article, justifications by producers (economic protectionism), consumers and social advocate...
In this article, justifications by producers (economic protectionism), consumers and social advocate...
It is now common for producers (economic protectionism), consumers and social advocates (humanitaria...
The relationship between labour standards in developing countries and trade flows has become a major...
Although discussion concerning the inclusion of core labour standards has been excluded from the Doh...
From a historical point of view, the linkage between core labour standards and global trade has been...
Recent trade negotiations, both at the regional and multilateral level, have seen a resurgence of th...
This paper investigates the impact labour regulation, as defined by labour standards, have on the in...
Despite its exclusion from the Doha agenda, the issue of trade and labor standards remains an intens...
The purpose of this paper is to review the arguments for and against the linking of labour standards...
Magister Legum - LLMIn this paper I delve into the connection between trade policy and labour rights...
After the rejection of any inclusion of a social clause in the World Trade Organization agreements, ...
As well as consolidating and enhancing the process of trade liberalisation, the completion of the Ur...
Do countries with low labor standards obtain inherent advantages in markets for international trade ...
This paper reviews the controversies regarding linkage of international trade and labor standards. P...