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How do labour provisions in trade agreements affect decent work?

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  • Fatima Olanike Kareem

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This study investigates how labour provisions in both EU and US trade agreements impact on decent work in countries that ratified such agreements. It uses a new database of workers’ rights spanning a large cross-section of 125 partner countries. The results show that such labour provisions in EU trade agreements are only effective in reducing violations of workers’ rights in member countries, while those of the US were not effective in reducing the total violations of workers’ rights for member countries. Further evidence shows that both the EU and US labour-inclusive trade agreements significantly increase the violations of their rights in practice – indicating inadequate enforcement of labour provisions. Such evidence highlights that labour provisions in trade agreements may bolster the protection of legal labour rights without an improvement in their practical application. This calls for a strong commitment to the implementation of decent work policies by aligning domestic labour practices to international best practices.

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  • Fatima Olanike Kareem, 2024. "How do labour provisions in trade agreements affect decent work?," The Journal of International Trade & Economic Development, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 33(6), pages 1108-1133, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:jitecd:v:33:y:2024:i:6:p:1108-1133
    DOI: 10.1080/09638199.2023.2235619
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