Social clause

Within the context of international trade, a social clause is the integration of seven core ILO labour rights conventions into trade agreements.

Background[]

Core labour standards would be inserted into an article within the WTO Agreements which could be a more viable option than amendment of the Agreements themselves. If a member state violated the social clause, the breach could become subject to WTO scrutiny, through the usual WTO dispute settlement provisions (provided provision is made for this when inserting a social clause). As a result of dispute settlement proceedings, the DSB could, at the request of the complaining party, recommend that retaliatory trade measures be taken against the offending country.

Core ILO conventions^[1][]

• Freedom of association and collective bargaining (Conventions 87 and (98);
• Abolition of forced labour (Convention 29 and 105);
• Prevention of discrimination in employment and equal pay for work of equal value (Conventions 111 and 100);
• Minimum age for the employment of children (Convention 138)

See also[]

• Decent work agenda of the ILO
• International Labour Organization Conventions
• Labour movement

References[]

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