Governing Labour Standards through Free Trade Agreements: Limits of the European Union's Trade and Sustainable Development Chapters

Harrison, James; Barbu, Mirela; Campling, Liam; Richardson, Ben; Smith, Adrian

doi:10.1111/jcms.12715

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“…Cross-country analysis by Hafner-Burton (2005) confirms that states which enter PTAs with high standards performed better in their human rights protection practices. Recently, the EU has established a new architecture of international labour standards within the Trade and Sustainable Development (TSD) chapters of its trade agreements with the Caribbean countries, South Korea and Moldova, although Harrison et al (2018) found no evidence that TSD chapters led to improvements in labour standards. Other similar examples exist.…”

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Human Rights, Income and International Migration

Wong

Celbiş

2019

International Migration

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This study contributes to the literature of migration studies by addressing the question: why does international migration persist despite welfare improvements in migrant‐sending countries? We propose that the human rights condition of the origin countries is an important determinant of global migration. Although the human rights issue is not new to researchers in migration studies, the concern is primarily about the rights of migrants, refugees, asylum seekers or migrant workers in a host country. We undertake a bilateral panel data analysis to examine the pattern of global bilateral migration between 1995 and 2010. We find that international migration is positively associated with human rights conditions and income. Similar results are also obtained when we control for multilateral resistance and possible sample selection biases in a panel context. Our study implies that efforts to promote human rights may also be assessed in relation to their contribution to migration flows.

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Human Rights, Income and International Migration

Wong

Celbiş

2019

International Migration

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“…The NTPOs related to economic and social rights (ESRs) and environmental protec- The underlying mechanisms of TSD chapters are common to all EU trade agreements, although there might be variations across agreements specific to the context. First, TSD chapters include "substantive standards," meaning that there are minimum requirements for both parties to implement certain multilateral obligations (Harrison et al, 2018). In the case of labor provisions, these minimum obligations refer to the ILO core labor standards, which are already binding on the parties due to their membership of the ILO.…”

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The Pursuit of Non-Trade Policy Objectives in EU Trade Policy

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The European Union (EU) often conditions preferential access to its market upon compliance by its trading partners with Non-Trade Policy Objectives (NTPOs), including human rights and labor and environmental standards. We systematically document the coverage of NTPOs in EU trade agreements and in its Generalized System of Preferences (GSP). We then examine the extent to which trade agreements and GSP programs can be used to promote NTPOs. Preferential trade agreements are negotiated under multilateral rules, which require members to eliminate all tariffs reciprocally. As a result, once a trade agreement enters into force, the EU cannot easily restrict or extend access to its market so as to "punish bad behavior" or "reward good behavior" on NTPOs by its trading partners. By contrast, GSP preferences are granted on a unilateral basis, so they can be limited or extended, depending on compliance with NTPOs. EU GSP programs can thus provide a carrot-and-stick mechanism to promote NTPOs in partner countries.

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“…In the past years, Vietnam has entered into some new generation of FTAs, or FTA 2.0, such as the EVFTA with the European Union and the CPTPP with 10 other countries. FTAs 2.0 is far more influential than a pure economic cooperation agreement as they have stricter commitments and cover a wider range of issues, such as environmental protection, conditions for the labor force and government spending (Brown, 2016;Harrison et al, 2018).…”

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Shedding to Grow: The Coming Doi Moi 2.0 in Vietnam’s Foreign Policy

Tuan

Binh

Huong³

2020

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Purpose of the study: The purpose of this study is to revisit the characteristics of Vietnam’s foreign policy since its renovation in 1986, also known as Doi Moi, and explore its future trajectory in the coming decades. Methodology: This study employs a well-established analytical framework relying on the two-level game theory in foreign policy analysis which denotes that a state’s foreign policy is shaped by both external and domestic factors. Primary data are collected from a wide range of trusted resources and databases and communications of the authors with Vietnamese veteran diplomats and foreign policymakers. Main finding: This article finds that three decades since the launching of Doi Moi in 1986, fundamental principles of Vietnam’s foreign policy remains intact. Because both domestic and external foundations for the initial stage of renovation have fundamentally been replaced by new contexts, Hanoi will likely move towards the so-called Doi Moi 2.0 characterized by greater proactiveness and determination. Applications of this study: This study has implication for policymakers, scholars and experts in the disciplines and subfields of politics, international relations, foreign policy analysis given that Vietnam has been well known for its significant achievements in its diplomatic relations after the Cold War and it is playing a growing role in regional and international affairs. The originality of this study: This study makes an original contribution to the existing literature of Vietnam’s foreign policy because it digs into an issue where only a few numbers of scholars have touched upon and provides a comprehensive analysis of the factors influencing Hanoi’s mindset, shaping Vietnam’s national interests and formulating Vietnam’s foreign policy in the coming decades.

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Governing Labour Standards through Free Trade Agreements: Limits of the European Union's Trade and Sustainable Development Chapters

Cited by 59 publications

References 25 publications

Human Rights, Income and International Migration

Human Rights, Income and International Migration

The Pursuit of Non-Trade Policy Objectives in EU Trade Policy

Shedding to Grow: The Coming Doi Moi 2.0 in Vietnam’s Foreign Policy

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