Reality Bites: The Myth of Labor Rights as a Non-trade Issue

This article examines labor rights in US and EU trade agreements and shows that the link of trade and labor rights is a reality for the bulk of the world's trading nations. As nations learn to accept the link between trade and labor, its harder for them to argue that trade and labor rights issues should not be addressed by the WTO.

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Year of publication:	2006
Authors:	Aaronson, Susan Ariel
Institutions:	Institute for International Economic Policy (IIEP), Elliott School of International Affairs
Subject:	trade agreements \| bilateral trade agreements \| labor rights

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	Working Papers.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	46 pages
Classification:	F16 - Trade and Labor Market Interactions ; F53 - International Agreements and Observance; International Organizations ; F59 - International Relations and International Political Economy: Other
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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