U.S. free trade agreements : enforcement of labor provisions with partner countries / US free trade agreements Violet Hanson, editor. - New York : Nova Science Publishers, Inc, (c)2015. - 1 online resource. - Trade issues, policies and laws series .

Includes bibliographies and index.

U.S. FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS: ENFORCEMENT OF LABOR PROVISIONS WITH PARTNER COUNTRIES; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Chapter 1: FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS: U.S. PARTNERS ARE ADDRESSING LABOR COMMITMENTS, BUT MORE MONITORING AND ENFORCEMENT ARE NEEDED; WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY; WHAT GAO RECOMMENDS; WHAT GAO FOUND; ABBREVIATIONS; BACKGROUND; SELECTED COUNTRIES HAVE TAKEN STEPS, WITH U.S. ASSISTANCE, TO ADDRESS FTA LABOR COMMITMENTS AND OTHER LABOR INITIATIVES BUT HAVE LIMITED ENFORCEMENT CAPACITY. ONE OF FIVE LABOR SUBMISSIONS HAS BEEN RESOLVED, BUT REPORTING DEADLINES AND LIMITED PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE PROCESS PRESENT PROBLEMSU. S. AGENCIES PROVIDE LIMITED MONITORING, ENFORCEMENT, AND REPORTING ON FTA LABOR PROVISIONS; CONCLUSION; RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EXECUTIVE ACTION; AGENCY COMMENTS AND OUR EVALUATION; APPENDIX I: OBJECTIVES, SCOPE, AND METHODOLOGY; APPENDIX II: REPORTED VIOLENCE AGAINST TRADE UNIONISTS IN COLOMBIA AND GUATEMALA; APPENDIX III: U.S. MONITORING OF IMPLEMENTATION OF OTHER LABOR INITIATIVES; APPENDIX IV: STATUS OF LABOR SUBMISSIONS. Chapter 2: OVERVIEW OF LABOR ENFORCEMENT ISSUES IN FREE TRADE AGREEMENTSSUMMARY; BACKGROUND; LABOR ENFORCEMENT IN U.S. FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS; ENFORCEMENT ISSUES; INDEX.



9781634822893

2020677190


Free trade--United States.
Employee rights.
Labor laws and legislation.


Electronic Books.

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