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Protecting Labor Rights Through Trade Agreements: An Analytical Guide
In an article in the Journal of International Law and Policy, Sandra Polaski analyzes labor clauses in trade agreements to identify approaches that are most likely to achieve the goals of improved working conditions and greater rights for workers. She finds that one key to success involves aligning the incentives facing private firms with those facing governments.
Published on Sep 14, 2004
Source: Journal of International Law and Policy
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In a new article in the Journal of International Law and Policy, Sandra Polaski analyzes labor clauses in trade agreements to identify approaches that are most likely to achieve the goals of improved working conditions and greater rights for workers. She finds that one key to success involves aligning the incentives facing private firms with those facing governments.
Click here for a version of this article available in Portuguese, published in Revista Brasileira de Comércio Exterior,Ano XVIII, No. 79, Abril/Junho de 2004.
A limited number of print copies are available of both English and Portuguese versions. Contact pubs@ceip.org.
About the Author
Ms. Sandra Polaski
Former Senior Associate, Director, Trade, Equity and Development Program
Until April 2002, Polaski served as the U.S. Secretary of State’s Special Representative for International Labor Affairs, the senior State Department official dealing with such matters.
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