Social Standards in Sustainability Chapters of Bilateral Free Trade Agreements
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Kammer für Arbeiter und Angestellte für Wien
2010
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Inhaltsangabe:
- Table of Contents
- 1. Introduction: contextualization and assessment of bilateral Free Trade Agreements
- 2. Experiences with the implementation of existing agreements
- Mercosur Agreement (1991)
- North American Agreement on Labor Cooperation (1993)
- FTA USA - Jordan (2000)
- EU - CARIFORUM Agreement (2008)
- Generalized System of Preferences, GSP and GSP+ (2009-2011, renewable)
- EU - Korea Agreement (entry into force expected 2010/2011)
- 3. Good Practice elements of existing agreements
- USA - Cambodia Textile Agreement (1999)
- ASEAN Agreement (1995)
- Trade Agreement USA - Chile (2004)
- Trade Agreement Canada - Chile (2004)
- Trade Agreement Canada - Peru (2009)
- Canada - EU Draft Agreement (under negotiation)
- 4. Final remarks
- 5. Basic elements of social standards of a Sustainability Chapter
- Normative framework
- "Non-Lowering of Standards" Clause
- Shield Function
- Sustainability Impact Assessment
- Monitoring: Implementation and Control
- "Non-Execution" Clause
- Sanctions
- Incentives
- 6. Sample texts for social standards of a Sustainability Chapter
- EU - Developing Country: Sustainability Chapter
- EU - Industrialized Country: Sustainability Chapter
- 7. Literature (selection)
- Annex: Relevant International Standards
- I. ILO Core Labour Standards
- II. ILO Tripartite Declaration of Principles concerning Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy
- III. ILO Declaration on Social Justice for a Fair Globalization
- IV. ILO Priority Conventions
- V. Decent Work Agenda