International Labour Standards and Agreements. 1. The Parties recall the obligations deriving from membership of the ILO and the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work and its Follow-up adopted by the International Labour Conference at its 86th Session in 1998, to respect, promote and realise the principles concerning the fundamental rights, namely:
International Labour Standards and Agreements. 1. The Parties recognise full and productive employment and decent work for all as key elements for managing globalization, and reaffirm their commitment to promote the development of international trade in a way that is conducive to full and productive employment and decent work for all. In that context, the Parties commit to consult and co-operate with each other, as appropriate, on trade-related labour issues of mutual interest.
International Labour Standards and Agreements. The Parties recall the obligations deriving from membership of the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work and its Follow-up adopted by the International Labour Conference at its 86th Session in 1998. The Parties reaffirm their commitment under the Ministerial Declaration of the UN Economic and Social Council on Full Employment and Decent Work of 2006 to recognise full and productive employment and decent work for all as a key element of sustainable development for all countries and as a priority objective of international cooperation and to promote the development of international trade in a way that is conducive to full and productive employment and decent work for all.
International Labour Standards and Agreements. 1. The Parties recall the obligations deriving from membership of the ILO and the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work and its Follow-up adopted by the International Labour Conference at its 86th Session in 1998, to respect, promote and realise the principles concerning the fundamental rights, namely: (a) the freedom of association and the effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining; (b) the elimination of all forms of forced or compulsory labour; (c) the effective abolition of child labour; and (d) the elimination of discrimination in respect of employment and occupation. 2. The Parties reaffirm their commitment, under the Ministerial Declaration of the UN Economic and Social Council on Full Employment and Decent Work of 2006, to recognising full and productive employment and decent work for all as a key element of sustainable development for all countries and as a priority objective of international cooperation and to promoting the development of international trade in a way that is conducive to full and productive employment and decent work for all. 3. The Parties recall the obligations deriving from membership of the ILO to effectively implementing the ILO Conventions which they have ratified and to make continued and sustained efforts towards ratifying the fundamental ILO Conventions as well as the other Conventions that are classified as "up-to-date" by the ILO. 4. The violation of fundamental principles and rights at work shall not be invoked or otherwise used as a legitimate comparative advantage. Labour standards shall not be used for protectionist trade purposes.
