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Labor Standards: Where Do They Belong on the International Trade Agenda?
Drusilla K. Brown
Alan V. Deardorff
Robert M. Stern
Robert M. Stern †
During the past decade, universal labor standards have become the focus of intense debate. Advocates argue from humanitarian concerns and the interests of industrialized-country labor, seeking enforcement with WTO sanctions. Opponents regard labor regulation as a matter of national sovereignty, challenge the effectiveness of trade sanctions, and prefer the ILO emphasis on dialogue, monitoring and technical advice. This paper analyzes the labor standards debate, with specific attention to the analytical underpinnings of universal rules; evidence linking weak labor protections in developing countries to industrialized country wages; and the role of labor standards in WTO negotiations.
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Drusilla K. Brown & Alan V. Deardorff & Robert M. Stern, 2001. "Labor Standards: Where Do They Belong on the International Trade Agenda?," Discussion Papers Series, Department of Economics, Tufts University 0113, Department of Economics, Tufts University.
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F16 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Trade and Labor Market Interactions
J58 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor-Management Relations, Trade Unions, and Collective Bargaining - - - Public Policy
NEP-LAB-2004-08-31 (Labour Economics)
NEP-LAM-2001-09-10 (Central & South America)
NEP-LTV-2001-09-10 (Unemployment, Inequality & Poverty)
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