International Labor Standards and International Trade

International Labor Standards and International Trade

Author: Mr.Stephen S. Golub

Publisher: International Monetary Fund

Published: 1997-04-01

Total Pages: 38

ISBN-13: 1451845537

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This paper reviews controversies regarding linkage of international trade and labor standards. Pressures for international harmonization of labor standards arise in the context of increased trade between countries with large disparities in wages, and also reflect the history of labor standards. A critical distinction is made between standards related to fundamental human rights and those related to employment conditions. The main conclusion is that trade sanctions to enforce labor standards should not be an option, but that international agreements on core labor standards, with voluntary compliance, may, apart from being worthwhile on ethical grounds, defuse calls for protection.


Assessment of Labour Provisions in Trade and Investment Arrangements

Assessment of Labour Provisions in Trade and Investment Arrangements

Author: International Labor Office

Publisher: International Labor Office

Published: 2016

Total Pages: 204

ISBN-13:

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Nearly half of trade agreements concluded in the past five years included either a labor chapter or labor provision that makes reference to international labor standards and ILO instruments. The evidence so far suggests that labor provisions have been an important tool for raising awareness and improving laws and legislations with respect to workers' rights, increasing stakeholder involvement in negotiation and implementation phases, and developing domestic institutions to better monitor and enforce labor standards. But challenges remain, particularly with respect to sustainability of impacts, coherence, and cooperative efforts. This new report, part of the Studies on Growth with Equity series, gives a full examination of the scope and effectiveness of these labor provisions.


Monitoring International Labor Standards

Monitoring International Labor Standards

Author: National Research Council

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 2003-05-28

Total Pages: 97

ISBN-13: 0309088585

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The NRC has convened the Committee on Monitoring International Labor Standards to provide expert, science-based advice on monitoring compliance with international labor standards. The committee held a workshop in July 2002 to assess the quality of information and measures of progress towards compliance with international labor standards. This document summarizes the workshop. Reflecting the workshop agenda, this report focuses primarily on the availability and quality of information to measure compliance with four core international labor standards that were identified in 1998 by the ILO. The goal of this workshop summary is to communicate the key ideas and themes that emerged from the workshop presentations and discussions.


Can Labor Standards Improve Under Globalization?

Can Labor Standards Improve Under Globalization?

Author: Kimberly Ann Elliott

Publisher: Peterson Institute for International Economics

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 204

ISBN-13:

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In this study, the authors move beyond the debate on the relative merits and risks of a social clause in trade agreements and focus on practical approaches for improving labour standards in a more intergrated global economy.


Labour Laws and Global Trade

Labour Laws and Global Trade

Author: B. A. Hepple

Publisher: Hart Publishing

Published: 2005-03-25

Total Pages: 327

ISBN-13: 1841131601

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This book provides a comprehensive analysis of the new methods of transnational labour regulation that are emerging in response to globalisation.


Globalization and the Future of Labour Law

Globalization and the Future of Labour Law

Author: John D. R. Craig

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2006-04-03

Total Pages: 35

ISBN-13: 1139452622

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How are national and international labour laws responding to the challenge of globalization as it re-shapes the workplaces of the world? This collection of essays by leading legal scholars and lawyers from Europe and the Americas was first published in 2006. It addresses the implications of globalization for the legal regulation of the workplace. It examines the role of international labour standards and the contribution of the International Labour Organization, and assesses the success of the European experiment with continental employment standards. It explores the prospects for hemispheric co-operation on labour standards in the Americas, and deals with the impact of international labour standards on the rights of women and migrant workers. As the nature and organization of work around the world is being decisively transformed, new regional and international institutions are emerging that may provide the platform for new labour standards, and for protecting existing ones.


A Fair Globalization

A Fair Globalization

Author: World Commission on the Social Dimension of Globalization

Publisher: International Labour Organization

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 194

ISBN-13: 9789221154266

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This report has been compiled by the World Commission on the Social Dimensions of Globalization, an independent body established by the International Labour Organization (ILO) in 2002, and whose membership includes international politicians and government advisers from developed and developing countries, academics and representatives of business and multinational corporations, trade unions and civil society organisations. The report explores the social dimensions of globalisation and the need to build a fair and inclusive global economic system, and argues that the dominant perspective on globalisation must shift from a narrow focus on markets to encompass a broader recognition of the needs of people in the communities in which they live. Issues highlighted and recommendations made in the report include: better governance and accountability at both national and international levels to foster productive and equitable markets; empowerment of local communities, including gender equality; sustainable development based on the interdependent pillars of economic, social and environmental development; fairer rules for international trade, investment and finance; measures to overcome inequality and raise capacity to meet the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs); and a stronger multilateral framework based on an effective United Nations.