Publisher's Synopsis
This supplement contains excerpts of instruments dealing with international labor rights, including multilateral, regional, and U.S. labor rights instruments, as well as corporate codes of conduct and private sector framework agreements. The comprehensive text examines labor rights and labor standards in multilateral and regional institutions like the World Trade Organization, International Labour Office, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, and European Union; regional and bilateral trade agreements like the North American Free Trade Agreement and more recent bilateral agreements with developing countries; the new labor-trade "template" in U.S. trade policy; and private initiatives like anti-sweatshop campaigns and corporate codes of conduct.
