Reconciling international trade and labor protection : why we need to bridge the gap between ILO standards and WTO rules / Wolfgang Plasa ; preface by Mogens Peter Carl.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Plasa, Wolfgang, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Labor laws and legislation, International.

Foreign trade regulation.

World Trade Organization.

International Labour Organization.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (255 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Lexington Books, [2015]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Through in-depth explorations and analyses of "social dumping" and the responsibilities of importing countries, and the relationships of these phenomena to ILO and WTO policies, this book compellingly argues for the creation of a link between international trade and labor standards.

Contents:

Introduction : what this book is about

The institutional framework

The framework of the discussion

Linking trade to labor standards for non trade-related reasons

Linking trade to labor standards for trade-related reasons

Alternative approaches

Links in the trade regimes and arrangements of the EU and the US

The shape of the links proposed in this study

Objections to linking trade and labor standards

Additional benefits of linking trade and labor standards

Getting agreement on linking trade and labor standards

My own proposals.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4985-2139-8

OCLC:

915940878