This chapter deals with the question of whether labour standards are less relevant or more relevant for the new world of work which is vastly different from the old world of work when most labour standards were first established. The various rationales for labour standards are first outlined....

Stellungnahme zu dem Gesetzentwurf der Regierung des Saarlandes - Gesetz über die Sicherung von Sozialstandards, Tariftreue und fairen Löhnen bei der Vergabe öffentlicher Aufträge im Saarland (Saarländisches Tariftreue- und Fairer-Lohn-Gesetz - STFLG) - Drucksache 16/1777

This chapter deals with the question of whether labour standards are less relevant or more relevant for the new world of work which is vastly different from the old world of work when most labour standards were first established. The various rationales for labour standards are first outlined....

There has been a polarised debate on the desirability of import restrictions to increase corporate accountability for child labour that occurs in global supply chains. Some scholars have indicated that states in favour of imposing import restrictions could sidestep this debate relying upon the...

This paper studies how increases in labor standards and enforcement affect workers and their families. Using a policy in Argentina that targeted domestic workers and their employers, I find a 35% increase in formality rates of domestic workers and a 4.2% increase in monthly earnings, despite a...

This paper analyzes emergent U.S. bilateral trade and investment frameworks, specifically its Model Free Trade Agreement (“FTA”) and Model Bilateral Investment Treaty (“BIT”), with respect to labor provisions and relative enforcement mechanisms, which will likely be enveloped in any...

As an element of its "value-based trade policy" the European Union has institutionalised civil society participation in the context of its "New Generation Free Trade Agreements" less than ten years ago. In all recent trade agreements with partner countries, the EU includes a chapter on Trade and...

After the tragic factory collapse of Rana Plaza in 2013, both the direct reforms and indirect responses of retailers have plausibly affected workers in the Ready Made Garment (RMG) sector in Bangladesh. These responses included a minimum wage increase, high profile but voluntary audits, and an...

The creation of the Manaus Free Trade Zone had a development purpose in the Brazilian political, economic and social scenario between 1960 and 1970. This industrial pole was an important device in achieving the desired development, populating a region considered deserted and exposed to external...

Does the provision of information regarding what foreign goods might be produced with child and forced labor affect imports to the U.S.? I investigate this question using the largest naming and shaming strategy ever implemented worldwide: inclusion on the U.S. government's list of goods produced...

El trabajo doméstico remunerado ha sido tradicionalmente en América Latina una importante fuente de ocupación para las mujeres, principalmente para aquellas provenientes de hogares pobres, indígenas y afrodescendientes y de sectores rurales, en un entrecruzamiento de desigualdades de...

The issue of global labour standards has been at the forefront of both regional and multilateral trade negotiations over the past two decades, and will likely remain high on the agenda of future trade talks as North-South trade flows continue to increase. Labour interests in high-standards...

This paper examines how the emergence and change of the fragmented cross-national production system affects social upgrading in developing countries, focusing on the impact of private governance on labour conditions and workers’ rights. It also discusses the role of private voluntary standards...