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Author International Institute for Labour Studies.

Title Social Dimensions of Free Trade Agreements
Published Geneva : International Labour Office, 2013

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Description 1 online resource (134 pages)
Series Studies on Growth with Equity
Studies on growth with equity.
Contents FOREWORD; TABLE OF CONTENTS; FIGURES; TABLES; BOXES; LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS; EXECUTIVE SUMMARY; CHAPTER 1. THE RAPID DEVELOPMENT OF LABOUR PROVISIONS IN TRADE AGREEMENTS; KEY FINDINGS; INTRODUCTION; Figure 1.1 Growth of global exports and the importance of bilateral trade agreements, 1995-2012; Figure 1.2 Exports under bilateral trade agreements as a percentage of GDP by region, 1995-2011; A. PROLIFERATION OF BILATERAL TRADE AGREEMENTS; Table 1.1 Export volume between economies with bilateral free trade agreements, 2012; B. TRADE LIBERALIZATION AND LABOUR MARKET OUTCOMES
Table 1.2 EMPIRICAL FINDINGS OF THE EFFECT OF TRADE LIBERALIZATION ON LABOUR MARKET OUTCOMESC. THE QUANTITATIVE SIGNIFICANCE OF TRADE AGREEMENTS WITH LABOUR PROVISIONS; Figure 1.3 Increase in number of labour provisions in bilateral and regional trade agreements, 1990-2013; Figure 1.4 ILO member countries with trade agreementsincluding labour provisions by region; Box 1.1 Distinguishing conditional and promotional elements of labour provisions; D. PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS; APPENDIX A. TRADE LIBERALIZATION AND LABOUR MARKET OUTCOMES: SOME CROSS-COUNTRY ANALYSIS
Table 1.3 Members, years of accession, and coverage of customs unions in forceREFERENCES; CHAPTER 2. CONDITIONAL LABOUR PROVISIONS OF TRADE AGREEMENTS AND THEIR POSSIBLE IMPACT; KEY FINDINGS; INTRODUCTION; A. LABOUR PROVISIONS COMBINING CONDITIONAL AND PROMOTIONAL ASPECTS; Table 2.1 Examples of the conditional-promotional approach to labour provisions; B. THE EFFECTS OF PRE-RATIFICATION CONDITIONALITY; Table 2.2 Pre-ratification effects on labour issues in United States trade agreements; Table 2.3 Improvements of Omani labour standards relatedto the US-Oman Trade Agreement
Table 2.4 Improvements in Panama's labour standards linked to the US-Panama Trade AgreementC. THE EFFECTS OF COMPLAINT AND DISPUTE SETTLEMENT MECHANISMS; Table 2.5 Complaints filed under US trade agreements; Table 2.6 Number of petitions filed under NAALC between 1994 and 2011; Figure 2.1 NAFTA public submission process; Figure 2.2 Public communications filed under the NAALC between 1994 and 2010; Figure 2.3 Procedural outcomes of submissions to the NAO of the United States and Mexico; Table 2.7 Examples of cases addressed under NAALC complaint mechanism
D. COMPLAINTS FILED UNDERNON-NAALC TRADE AGREEMENTSTable 2.8 Complaints filed under labour provisions of US trade agreements other than NAFTA/NAALC; E. THE EFFECTS OF THE CONDITIONAL DIMENSION; APPENDIX A. CASES ADDRESSED UNDER NAALC COMPLAINT MECHANISM; APPENDIX B. UNITED STATES-GUATEMALA ENFORCEMENT PLAN; Table 2.9 Key commitments under the United States-Guatemala Enforcement Plan; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 3. PROMOTIONAL DIMENSIONS OF LABOUR PROVISIONS AND THEIR IMPACT; KEY FINDINGS; INTRODUCTION; A. LABOUR PROVISIONS WITH EXCLUSIVELY PROMOTIONAL ELEMENTS
Summary This report provides a comprehensive review of all existing trade agreements that include social provisions and discusses impacts for enterprises and workers. It also helps assess the challenges for arising from the multiplication of trade agreements that include different social provisions
Notes Table 3.1 Examples of promotional labour provisions in South-South bilateral trade agreements
Bibliography References
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Subject Free trade -- Social aspects
Commercial treaties -- Social aspects
Foreign trade and employment.
Foreign trade and employment
Free trade -- Social aspects
free trade.
trade agreement.
trade liberalization.
NAFTA.
social implication.
economic implication.
role of ILO.
Canada.
Chile.
Guatemala.
USA.
libre-échange.
accord commercial.
libéralisation des échanges.
ALENA.
conséquences sociales.
conséquences économiques.
rôle de l'OIT.
Canada.
Chili.
Guatemala.
Etats-Unis.
libre comercio.
convenio comercial.
liberalización del intercambio.
TLCAN.
consecuencias sociales.
consecuencias económicas.
papel de la OIT.
Canadá
Chile.
Guatemala.
Estados Unidos.
Genre/Form ILO pub.
Pub OIT.
Pub OIT.
Form Electronic book
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