All publications

Volume 1 – Has trade led to better jobs? – Findings based on the ILO’s Decent Work Indicators

Chapter 9. Trade and informality: Transition to formality and decent work

This chapter examines the relationship between trade and informal employment and proposes policy interventions to support the transition to formalization. In this regard, it discusses policies in the context of diversification, global and regional...

Volume 1 – Has trade led to better jobs? – Findings based on the ILO’s Decent Work Indicators

Chapter 10. The ILO’s support on labour commitments in trade agreements

This chapter examines the ILO’s ongoing Trade for Decent Work project, which provides technical cooperation to countries in the context of European Union trade arrangements. They then turn to the ILO’s observation of workplace democratic processes...

Volume 1 – Has trade led to better jobs? Findings based on ILO’s Decent Work Indicators

Volume I: Has trade led to better jobs? Findings based on ILO’s Decent Work Indicators - Foreword

Volume 1 – Has trade led to better jobs? Findings based on ILO’s Decent Work Indicators

Volume I: Has trade led to better jobs? Findings based on ILO’s Decent Work Indicators - Introduction

Volume 2 – The potential of trade and investment policies to address labour market issues in supply chains

Volume II. The potential of trade and investment policies to address labour market issues in supply chains - Foreword

Volume 2 – The potential of trade and investment policies to address labour market issues in supply chains

Volume II. The potential of trade and investment policies to address labour market issues in supply chains - Introduction

Volume 2 – The potential of trade and investment policies to address labour market issues in supply chains

Chapter 1. Implementation of labour provisions under Canadian, European Union and United States trade agreements

This chapter sheds light on labour provisions in trade agreements, focusing on the approaches taken by three key proponents of such provisions: Canada, the European Union and the United States of America. It analyses the design of relevant...

Volume 2 – The potential of trade and investment policies to address labour market issues in supply chains

Chapter 2. Labour rights protection in international investment agreements: Evidence, trends and impact

This chapter focuses on international investment agreements. Against the backdrop of concerns that such agreements may curtail domestic policy space for labour issues, it dissects the labour-related content and associated implementation mechanisms...

Volume 2 – The potential of trade and investment policies to address labour market issues in supply chains

Chapter 3. Tackling forced labour in supply chains: The potential of trade and investment governance

This chapter explores the potential of trade and investment governance instruments to address forced labour in supply chains. Following an overview of the root causes of forced labour in supply chains and relevant legal instruments, the authors...

Volume 2 – The potential of trade and investment policies to address labour market issues in supply chains

Chapter 4. Labour reforms in Mexico and international trade negotiations: From the North American Free Trade Agreement to the United...

This chapter examines the labour dimension of the United States–Canada–Mexico Agreement (USMCA) and its role in the important changes that Mexico’s labour market institutions have undergone in recent years. The authors traces how the dynamics...

Volume 2 – The potential of trade and investment policies to address labour market issues in supply chains

Chapter 5. The EU–Viet Nam Free Trade Agreement: A catalyst of labour reform in Viet Nam?

This chapter analyses the role of the European Union–Viet Nam Free Trade Agreement in the labour law reform process undertaken by Viet Nam since 2019. It argues that, while the agreement played an important role as a reform catalyst, the process of...

Volume 2 – The potential of trade and investment policies to address labour market issues in supply chains

Chapter 6. Can the African Continental Free Trade Area promote the implementation of SDG 8? Decent work and economic growth

This chapter assesses the potential of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) to promote the realization of Sustainable Development Goal 8 (SDG 8) on decent work and economic growth. It reviews available economic projections of the...

Volume 2 – The potential of trade and investment policies to address labour market issues in supply chains

Chapter 7. Trade and gender: Addressing barriers to women’s decent work through trade policy

This chapter focuses on trade policy and gender issues. It unpacks how WTO agreements, national policies and specific programmes, such as Aid for Trade, could interact to promote a “blended approach” to gender-responsive trade policymaking. This...

Volume 2 – The potential of trade and investment policies to address labour market issues in supply chains

Chapter 8. Agriculture, trade and employment: A Global Green New Deal to address structural challenges

This chapter focuses on agriculture as a sector highly integrated in trade that faces challenges in terms of both its labour practices and its environmental effects. The authors discuss the potential role of existing trade policies, including some...

Report

Integrating trade and decent work Volume 2: The potential of trade and investment policies to address labour market issues in supply chains

This volume aims to contribute to the existing body of research on trade and labour by deepening our understanding of how labour market considerations, particularly international labour standards, have been incorporated into trade and investment...

Volume 1 – Has trade led to better jobs? – Findings based on the ILO’s Decent Work Indicators

Chapter 10. The ILO’s support on labour commitments in trade agreements

This chapter examines the ILO’s ongoing Trade for Decent Work project, which provides technical cooperation to countries in the context of European Union trade arrangements. They then turn to the ILO’s observation of workplace democratic processes...

Volume 1 – Has trade led to better jobs? – Findings based on the ILO’s Decent Work Indicators

Chapter 1. Trade policy and labour markets: Indicators and evidence

This chapter provides valuable insights into the effects of trade policy on jobs, wages and other important qualitative elements of decent work. It shows that trade policy instruments (consisting of a variety of tariff and non-tariff measures...

Volume 1 – Has trade led to better jobs? – Findings based on the ILO’s Decent Work Indicators

Chapter 2. Impacts of international trade on the labour market: Common methodological approaches for macro- and meso-level assessments

This chapter examines the most common methodological approaches for the empirical assessment of the labour market impact of international trade policy (covering an entire economy or some or just one of its sectors). The underlying assumptions, data...

Volume 1 – Has trade led to better jobs? – Findings based on the ILO’s Decent Work Indicators

Chapter 1. Trade policy and labour markets: Indicators and evidence

This chapter provides valuable insights into the effects of trade policy on jobs, wages and other important qualitative elements of decent work. It shows that trade policy instruments (consisting of a variety of tariff and non-tariff measures...

Volume 1 – Has trade led to better jobs? – Findings based on the ILO’s Decent Work Indicators

Chapter 3. Trade and labour market outcomes: A summary of the main theories and evidence at the firm and worker levels

This chapter explores the impact of international trade on firms and workers. It provides an overview of the theoretical and methodological frameworks used to study that relationship and highlights the contribution of micro-level analysis to the...