Issue Information – TOC

• DOI: http://doi.org/10.1111/ilr.12042
• Published date: 01 September 2016
• Date: 01 September 2016

International

Labour

Review

2016 3 > Volume 155/3 September

Contents

339 The architecture of global labour governance

Frank HENDRICKX, Axel MARX, Glenn RAYP and Jan WOUTERS

In their introduction to this Special Issue, the authors situate the architecture of

global labour governance against the background of the challenges posed by glo-

balization. Noting the limitations of a conventional governmental approach to la-

bour governance, they suggest considering new “hybrid” regulatory modes and

mechanisms, which involve a combination of public and private actors and ini-

tiatives alongside or instead of traditional international labour law. The authors

conclude by examining possible explanations for the emergence of gaps in the en-

forcement of labour rights, looking in particular at the issues of labour-standard

“selectivity” and the stringency with which standards are enforced.

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357 Can labour provisions work beyond the border? Evaluating the effects

of EU free trade agreements Liam CAMPLING, James HARRISON,

Ben RICHARDSON and Adrian SMITH

The European Union (EU) has concluded close to 50 bilateral free trade agree-

ments (FTAs), with around ten more under negotiation. EU FTAs now include

“trade and sustainable development” chapters, which contain labour provisions

based on a “promotional” rather than “conditional” approach. In the context of the

debate on the purpose and efcacy of the trade–labour linkage, the authors exam-

ine the possibilities and limitations of these provisions, drawing attention to the

lack of research on their effect “on the ground”. To bridge this gap, they propose

a new research agenda for evaluating the effects of labour provisions in EU FTAs.

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SPECIAL ISSUE

ENFORCING GLOBAL LABOUR RIGHTS