Trade Policy Statement

17.0 Trade and Labour Standards

The liberalization of international trade has increased awareness of the lack of core labour standards in some countries. While CFA believes that:

  • The primary responsibility for dealing with labour standards should lie with the International Labour Organization, and

     

  • Trade barriers should not be used to impose or enforce labour standards,

It recognizes that one of the functions of the WTO is to cooperate with international organizations 'with a view to achieving a greater coherence in global economic policy-making' (Article III, Paragraph 5 of the Marrakesh Agreement). There is a need for a strong and transparent consultative link between the World Trade Organization and the International Labour Organization.

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