Core Labour Standards Plus – #CLSPlus

Lifelong learning and vocational training are at the center of the the Regional Tripartite Social Dialogue Conference (RTSDC), held for the 10th time…

By including enforceable labour standards in trade agreements, trade deals will also benefit workers. This Model Labour Chapter for European Union…

To make decent working conditions and inclusive development a reality for all, industrial policy can play a key role in the Asia-Pacific region.

Developing countries must do more than boost exports if they hope to improve workers’ lives. But which industrial policies have proven best at…

The use of targeted sanction solves the main problem with blanket sanctions—the indiscriminate impact—while preserving the most advantageous feature:…

Applying targeted sanctions to enforce labour standards in trade agreements and trade preferences can improve the incentive for compliance.

Using case studies, the authors analyse the effects of industrial policies on the ground and provide tangible policy recommendations for…

Petra Dünhaupt and Hansjörg Herr explore the complicated interaction between industrial policy and the constraint of an ever-tighter corset of rules…

Free trade agreements can lead to lower labour standards due to stronger competition and price pressure. By including enforceable labour standards in…

Without successful industrial policy, developing countries cannot catch up.

Applying targeted sanctions can deter violations of labour standards and improve compliance.

This publication aims to determine who benefits from trade in the case of Cambodia and proposes policy recommendations to better distribute the…