Recent years have witnessed growing concern over the controversial issue of trade and labour standards. In a context of … intensified international competition, alleged cases of child labour exploitation or of denial of rights to freedom of association … these concerns are unfounded and reflect disguised protectionist preoccupations. What are the relevant core labour standards …

What are the major developments with respect to trade and labour standards since the OECD’s 1996 study on Trade …, Employment and Labour Standards? What is being done to promote these standards? What evidence is there of progress? What are the … possible links between core labour standards, trade, foreign direct investment, economic development and employment …

OECD countries still dominate the world economy, but their share of world trade dropped from 73% in 1992 to 64% in 2005 …, and some of the world’s most important economies are not members of the OECD. Foremost among these are the so …-called BRIICS: Brazil, Russia, India, Indonesia, China and South Africa. This book analyses key elements of the trade performance of …

This book analyzes key elements of the trade performance of Brazil, Russia, India, Indonesia, China and South Africa … (the BRIICS) in relation to the rest of the world, focusing on trade and other policies influencing that performance …, and patterns of world trade are described using both indices that reveal networks of trading relations and more standard …

In a globalised world, where goods cross borders many times as intermediate and as final products, trade facilitation … economies. Facilitation efforts undertaken by various countries around the world also show that the benefits of such measures …

regional integration and globalisation contribute over the long-term to a greater control over migration flows? To what extent … labour be expected to promote sustainable development in the countries of high emigration potential? This publication seeks …