TY - BOOK AU - Hanson,Violet TI - U.S. free trade agreements: enforcement of labor provisions with partner countries T2 - Trade issues, policies and laws series SN - 9781634822893 AV - HF1756 .U847 2015 PY - 2015/// CY - New York PB - Nova Science Publishers, Inc KW - Free trade KW - United States KW - Employee rights KW - Labor laws and legislation KW - Electronic Books N1 - 2; 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; 2; b UR - httpss://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=979636&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 ER -