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Developing a labour voice in trade policy at the national level

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  • McGuire, Donna
  • Scherrer, Christoph.
  • Boincean, Svetlana.

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The substantial and increasing encroachment of trade agreements into almost every aspect of economic and social life make it imperative for trade unions to engage in trade policy and agreement making processes, not just at the international but also at the national level. However, union staff frequently lack knowledge, not only about the substantive issues related to trade, but also about the trade policy process within their own country. This research project, initiated by the Global Labour University (GLU), is an attempt to address this gap by undertaking a comparative analysis of trade union capacity to influence trade policies at the national level.

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  • McGuire, Donna & Scherrer, Christoph. & Boincean, Svetlana., 2010. "Developing a labour voice in trade policy at the national level," ILO Working Papers 995133092702676, International Labour Organization.
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    2. Hyman, Richard, 2001. "Trade union research and cross-national comparison," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 757, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
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