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The trade-labour nexus: global value chains and labour provisions in European Union free trade agreements
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posted on 2023-06-09, 16:38 authored by Mirela BarbuMirela Barbu, Liam Campling, Adrian Smith, James Harrison, Ben RichardsonLabour standards provisions contained within the European Union’s (EU) free trade agreements (FTAs) are a major iteration of attempts to regulate working conditions in the global economy. This article develops an analysis of how the legal and institutional mechanisms established by these FTAs intersect with global value chain governance dynamics in countries with contrasting political economies. The article formulates an original analytical framework to explore how governance arrangements and power relations between lead firms in core markets and suppliers in FTA signatory countries shape and constrain the effectiveness of labour provisions in FTAs. This analysis demonstrates how the common framework of labour provisions in EU trade agreements, when applied in a uniform manner across differentiated political-economic contexts, face serious difficulties in creating meaningful change for workers in global value chains.
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Global Labour JournalISSN
1918-6711Publisher
International Sociological Association's Research Committee on Labour Movements (RC44)External DOI
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3Volume
9Page range
258-280Department affiliated with
- Management Publications
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2019-01-28First Open Access (FOA) Date
2019-01-28First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date
2019-01-26Usage metrics
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