TPP and Labour Sample Clauses

TPP and Labour. The TPP Labour Chapter (ch 19) must be examined as part of a larger trend, having in mind that agreements with provisions on labour issues have been gradually included in PTAs, especially during the last decade, not only in North– South agreements but also in South–South treaties.123 But such generalisations need to be approached with care, as there is no uniformity of approach in terms of whether to include labour clauses into PTAs, or the content of these clauses.124 Yet, the TPP labour chapter is among the most innovative ones of the agreement for the breadth of its commitments and its enforcement mechanism. Some authors considered the TPP to be a ‘game changer’ (especially for Asian TPP countries) and part of a ‘“new generation” of social dimension labour provisions of FTAs’.125 Chapter 19 recognised International Labour Organization (‘ILO’) fundamental rights, notably with regard to child labour, the right to collective bargaining, forced labour, freedom of association and employment discrimination. Moreover, it had commitments on laws governing minimum wages, hours of work, and occupational safety and health,126 and included measures to prevent the degradation of labour protections in export processing zones.127 The TPP also established specific institutional mechanisms 120 Centre for International Environmental Law, The Trans-Pacific Partnership and the Environment: An Assessment of Commitments and Trade Agreement Enforcement (November 2015) <xxxx://xxx.xxxx.xxx/reports/tpp_enforcement_nov2015/>, archived at <xxxxx://xxxxx.xx/99PS-YWCN>. 121 TPP art 20.10.‌ 122 Arcas, above n 85, 259. 123 Xxxx Xxxxxxxx and Xxxxx Xxxxx, ‘Labour Provisions in Trade Arrangements: Current Trends and Perspectives’ (Discussion Paper No 205, International Institute for Labour Studies, 2011) 19–20 <xxxxx://xxx.xxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx/profile/Anne_Posthuma/publication/263734653_Labour_pro visions_in_trade_arrangements_current_trends_and_perspectives/links/54bd6f840cf218d4a 16a28cc.pdf>. 000 Xxx Xxxxxx Xxxx and X X Xxxxx, ‘Labour Clauses in the TPP and TTIP: A Comparison without a Difference?’ (2016) 17 Melbourne Journal of International Law 369, 372. 125 Xxxxxx X Xxxxx, Labor Implications of TPP: A Game Changer? University of Hawai’i Law School (10 May 2016) East West Centre, 1, 19 <xxxx://xxx.xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx/sites/default/files/filemanager/pubs/pdfs/7-5Brown rev20160510.pdf>, archived at <xxxxx://xxxxx.xx/S9EL-5FP4>. 126 TPP art 19.1. 127 Ibid art 19.4. 26 Melbourne Journal of ...
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