Labour rights in Export Processing Zones with a focus on GSP+ beneficiary countries
The European Union’s GSP+ scheme provides trade concessions to beneficiary countries and obliges them to ratify and effectively implement key international conventions on human rights and labour rights. The sectoral gains of GSP+ have thus far been concentrated on exports of apparel, textiles and processed fish. Such sectors are often located in Export Processing Zones (EPZs) where the governance of labour rights may differ from the rest of the country and fall below international legal standards. This study examines the apparel sectors of Pakistan, Mongolia and Sri Lanka and the processed fish sector of the Philippines. The importance of EPZs to exports under the GSP+ varies by country and sector. Only in Pakistan are EPZs legally exempt from rights relating to freedom of association and collective bargaining. But restrictions on these and other rights in practice remain widespread, and are not confined to EPZs. Efforts to promote labour rights through the GSP+ should focus on key export sectors benefitting from the scheme and consider EPZs alongside other sites of the supply chain where exploited workers are based.
Staidéar
Údar seachtarach
Benjamin RICHARDSON, James HARRISON and Liam CAMPLING
Maidir leis an doiciméad seo
Saghas foilseacháin
Eochairfhocal
- An Mhongóil
- An Phacastáin
- AN tAONTAS EORPACH
- An Áise agus an Aigéine
- beartas trádála
- cearta agus saoirsí
- clásal sóisialta
- comhbheartas tráchtála
- cómhargáil
- DLÍ
- dlí an tsaothair
- dlí an tsaothair agus caidreamh oibreachais
- dlí idirnáisiúnta
- dlí saothair idirnáisiúnta
- dálaí oibre
- eagrú gnó
- eagrú oibre agus dálaí oibre
- fabhair ghinearálaithe
- FOSTAÍOCHT AGUS DÁLAÍ OIBRE
- freagracht shóisialta chorparáideach
- geografaíocht eacnamaíoch
- GNÓ AGUS IOMAÍOCHT
- iascach
- Na hOileáin Fhilipíneacha
- na tionscail leathair agus teicstílí
- príomhshruthú inscne
- ról idirnáisiúnta an Aontais Eorpaigh
- saoirse na gceardchumann
- saorchrios tionsclaíochta
- Srí Lanca
- struchtúir agus beartas tionscail
- TALMHAÍOCHT, FORAOISEACHT AGUS IASCACH
- TIONSCAL
- tionscal na hiascaireachta
- tionscal na n-éadaí
- TRÁDÁIL
- trádáil idirnáisiúnta
- TÍREOLAÍOCHT
- tógáil Eorpach