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Civil Society Activism under US Free Trade Agreements: the Effects of Actorness on Decent Work
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Abstract US free trade agreements comprise unique provisions that enable civil society to present public complaints against labor rights violations occurring in the US or its trade partners. To date, a variety of complainants have used these mechanisms, including (inter)national trade unions, human rights or... mehr
US free trade agreements comprise unique provisions that enable civil society to present public complaints against labor rights violations occurring in the US or its trade partners. To date, a variety of complainants have used these mechanisms, including (inter)national trade unions, human rights organizations, and a priest. And yet, little is known about the submissions’ nature of agency and the effects it has on the procedural continuations to address illicit labor practices. To fill this research lacuna, this article employs a multidisciplinary framework of ‘actorness’ that measures the submitters’ diversity (professionalism/non-professionalism, collectivism/individualism, transnationalism/nationalism) and their effectiveness (rejection/acceptance of submissions and further procedural follow-ups). Combining quantitative examination with in-depth analysis of two diverse cases of actorness, and drawing on expert interviews, public reports, and minutes of meetings, the study reveals that the majority of public submissions were of professional, collective, and transnational nature. However, contrary to what extant literature suggests, this is not a guarantee that they achieve more far-reaching procedural steps in the protection of workers. Non-professional, individual, and national actorness can compensate for the advantages of professionalism, collectivism, and transnationalism.... weniger
Thesaurusschlagwörter
USA; Freihandel; internationales Abkommen; Arbeitsrecht; Arbeitsbedingungen; menschengerechte Arbeit; Zivilgesellschaft; Beschwerde; Recht; Effektivität
Klassifikation
internationale Beziehungen, Entwicklungspolitik
Recht
Sprache Dokument
Englisch
Publikationsjahr
2017
Seitenangabe
S. 40-48
Zeitschriftentitel
Politics and Governance, 5 (2017) 4
Heftthema
Labour Standards in a Global Environment
ISSN
2183-2463
Status
Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)