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Labour clauses for sustainability? Colombian trade agreements exemplify potential and limits
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Abstract Modern free trade agreements increasingly seek to address environmental and social concerns. While the EU pursues a dialogue-led "soft approach", the United States relies on threats of trade sanctions. Colombia offers an interesting example in this connection. It has agreements with the United State... view more
Modern free trade agreements increasingly seek to address environmental and social concerns. While the EU pursues a dialogue-led "soft approach", the United States relies on threats of trade sanctions. Colombia offers an interesting example in this connection. It has agreements with the United States, Canada and the EU, which the respective parliaments declined to ratify until they included provisions to improve the situation of labour and the trade unions. Controversy over the fundamental relationship between trade policy, sustainability and human rights has coloured the discussion in recent years. Experience already gathered with labour clauses permits conclusions to be drawn for the shape of future trade policy instruments, including those of the EU. The findings presented below confirm the importance of sustainability provisions in trade agreements and the significance of strengthening local institutions. (author's abstract)... view less
Keywords
Colombia; international economic relations; commerce; free trade; international agreement; social factors; environmental factors; labor law; human rights; trade union; sustainable development; trade policy; EU; developing country; Andean Region
Classification
International Relations, International Politics, Foreign Affairs, Development Policy
Free Keywords
Internationale Vertragsverhandlungen; Arbeits- und Sozialstandards; Dauerhafte Entwicklung; Interdependenz/Verflechtung
Document language
English
Publication Year
2018
City
Berlin
Page/Pages
8 p.
Series
SWP Comment, 15/2018
ISSN
1861-1761
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications