Overview of Labor Enforcement Issues in Free Trade Agreements
Author
Bolle, Mary Jane
Abstract
[Excerpt] Since 1993, the Administration has negotiated and Congress has approved 10 Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) that contain labor provisions with different degrees of enforceability. Three more (with Colombia, Peru, and South Korea) await congressional consideration. This report identifies two types of enforcement issues: (1) those that relate to the FTA provisions themselves, including their definitions and their enforceability, and (2) those that relate to executive branch responsibilities, such as resource availability and determining dispute settlement case priorities. This report will be updated as events warrant.
Date Issued
2008-02-29
Keywords
Related Version
A more recent version of this report can be found here: https://hdl.handle.net/1813/77501
Related To
https://hdl.handle.net/1813/77501
Type
government record
