Labour Standards Provisions in EU Free Trade Agreements: Reflections on the European Commission's Reform Agenda
Labour Standards Provisions in EU Free Trade Agreements: Reflections on the European Commission's Reform Agenda
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DOI：
10.1017/s1474745618000204
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发表时间：
2019-10-01
影响因子：
1.3
通讯作者：
Smith, Adrian
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作者：
Harrison, James;Barbu, Mirela;Smith, Adrian
欧盟自由贸易协定（FTAs）贸易和可持续发展（TSD）章节中的劳工标准条款是欧盟对“基于价值的贸易议程”承诺的关键要素。但是，对TSD章节的批评导致欧盟委员会致力于改善其实施和执行，在欧盟贸易与劳动联系的演变中创造了一个关键的节点。这一贡献综合了学术研究的结果，这些研究检查了欧盟自由贸易协定中劳工标准条款的有效性。然后，它考虑了欧盟委员会（European Commission）提出的改革议程，并解释了其中一些建议如何解决已确定的失败。然而，报告也指出，欧盟委员会目前的建议存在各种局限性，并概述了如何更好地利用贸易协定所创造的法律义务和体制机制来改善世界各地的工作条件和权利。
Labour standards provisions within the Trade and Sustainable Development (TSD) chapters of EU Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) are presented as a key element of the EU's commitment to a `value-based trade agenda'. But criticism of TSD chapters has led the European Commission to commit to improving their implementation and enforcement, creating a critical juncture in the evolution of the EU's trade-labour linkage. This contribution synthesizes findings from academic studies that have examined the effectiveness of labour standards provisions in EU FTAs. It then considers the reform agenda as presented by the European Commission, and explains how some of the proposals could tackle failures identified. However, it also argues that there are various limitations with the Commission's current proposals, and outlines how legal obligations and institutional mechanisms created by trade agreements could better be harnessed to improve working conditions and rights at work around the world.