ILO Labor Standards and Trade Agreements: A Case for Consistency

36 Comparative Labor Law & Policy Journal

35 Pages Posted: 3 Jun 2021

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Desiree LeClercq

University of Georgia School of Law

Jordi Agustí-Panareda

International Labour Office

Franz Christian Ebert

Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law

Date Written: June 2, 2021

Abstract

A growing number of trade agreements have taken an important step toward ensuring consistency by referring to - and hence incorporating the legal content of - ILO instruments. On its face, this uniform reference suggests an increasing alignment between the ILO's international labor standards system and the labor provisions included in the various trade agreements. The application of these references in the decentralized trade context needs to be considered carefully, however, as there is a risk of inconsistent practices between agreements.

Keywords: ILO, labor, trade

Suggested Citation

LeClercq, Desiree and Agustí-Panareda, Jordi and Ebert, Franz Christian, ILO Labor Standards and Trade Agreements: A Case for Consistency (June 2, 2021). 36 Comparative Labor Law & Policy Journal, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3858506

Desiree LeClercq (Contact Author)

University of Georgia School of Law ( email )

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Jordi Agustí-Panareda

International Labour Office ( email )

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Geneva, 1211
Switzerland

Franz Christian Ebert

Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law ( email )

Im Neuenheimer Feld 535
69120 Heidelberg, 69120
Germany

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