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Labour rights in Peru and the EU trade agreement: Compliance with the commitments under the sustainable development chapter

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  • Orbie, Jan
  • Van den Putte, Lore

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European Union (EU) trade policy has become increasingly contested and politicised. Citizens and politicians have become more and more concerned about the human rights and sustainable development implications of free trade. The European Commission in its 'Trade for All' Strategy has recognized the need for a more value-based trade policy. In the same vein, the EU has included a chapter on Trade and Sustainable Development in recent free trade agreements. However, there is still much uncertainty about the specifics of these legal commitments and about their implementation in practice. In this study, we aim to assess the labour rights commitments in the EU-Peru-Colombia agreement, with a specific focus on Peru and the agricultural sector. Based on an analytical framework that summarises the labour-related commitments of the sustainable development Title into three categories - upholding ILO Core Labour Standards, non-lowering domestic labour law, and promoting civil society dialogue - we conclude that Peru has failed to comply in a number of areas. We also make recommendations for the EU and civil society and suggestions for more profound and systematic research.

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  • Orbie, Jan & Van den Putte, Lore, 2016. "Labour rights in Peru and the EU trade agreement: Compliance with the commitments under the sustainable development chapter," Working Papers 58, Austrian Foundation for Development Research (ÖFSE).
    • Handle: RePEc:zbw:oefsew:58
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    Cited by:

    1. Susan Ariel Aaronson, 2017. "Governance Spillovers of Labour Provisions in Free Trade Agreements," Working Papers 2017-2, The George Washington University, Institute for International Economic Policy.
    2. Jan Orbie & Lore Van den Putte & Deborah Martens, 2017. "The Impact of Labour Rights Commitments in EU Trade Agreements: The Case of Peru," Politics and Governance, Cogitatio Press, vol. 5(4), pages 6-18.
    3. Axel Marx & Franz Ebert & Nicolas Hachez, 2017. "Dispute Settlement for Labour Provisions in EU Free Trade Agreements: Rethinking Current Approaches," Politics and Governance, Cogitatio Press, vol. 5(4), pages 49-59.
    4. International Organisation, 2017. "Handbook on Assessment of Labour Provisons in Trade and Investment Arrangements," Working Papers id:11929, eSocialSciences.
    5. Franklin Maduko & Timea Pál & László Bruszt, 2021. "The Role of Domestic Factors in the EU’s Governance of Labour Standards through Trade," RSCAS Working Papers 2021/52, European University Institute.
    6. Kevin Kolben, 2017. "A Supply Chain Approach to Trade and Labor Provisions," Politics and Governance, Cogitatio Press, vol. 5(4), pages 60-68.

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    Peru; labour; European Union; trade;
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