Overview of Labor Enforcement Issues in Free Trade Agreements

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Foreign Affairs Division

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Commercial treaties.

Industrial relations.

Labor laws and legislation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[United States] [publisher not identified] 2012

Summary:

Provides overview of labor and enforcement provisions in various U.S. free trade agreements (FTA), as categorized into four different models. Covers issues related to enforceability of FTA provisions; different enforcement procedures for and caps on penalties for labor provisions; limits placed on scope of definitions of certain terms in labor provisions; differentials in procedures for considering disputes on labor versus other provisions; and determination of dispute settlement case priorities

This report is one in a series of updates. For the most recent coverage of this report series, please see 12-RS-22823a in the 2012 issue

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Microfiche version Library of Congress. Foreign Affairs Division. Overview of Labor Enforcement Issues in Free Trade Agreements

Publisher Number:

CRS-2013-FDT-0085

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