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SUMMARY:Trade relationships and human rights
DESCRIPTION:Recent political events in the UK and US have potentially red
 efined the trade patterns of the world\, with challenges to globalised t
 rade itself\, international supply chains and existing multilateral trad
 e arrangements. Some have said that the UK will have to ignore ethical i
 ssues in order to quickly replace its current trading partners if it lea
 ves the EU on an acrimonious basis. Where exactly do human rights and la
 bour standards fit into the analysis of a suitable trading partner or in
 to the matrix of a bilateral/multilateral trade arrangement?  Should tra
 de agreements be used more as a tool to guarantee minimum standards of w
 age and safety levels in poorer countries\, or will nations turn a blind
  eye to such issues in order to secure the benefits of inexpensive goods
  and raw materials?  The unequal treatment of human beings in the workpl
 ace is one of the defining issues of our life and times.\n\nThis panel o
 f experts in international employment law and international trade will c
 onsider the following issues:\n\n• EU/US requirements for International 
 Labour Organization (ILO) standards and decent labour standards within t
 he membership\;\n• EU/US requirements for such standards with third part
 ies\;\n• the treatment of labour standards in standard World Trade Organ
 ization (WTO) arrangements and other bilateral and multilateral trading 
 arrangements\;\n• the relationship between trading agreements and domest
 ic employment law systems\;\n• the developing extension of domestic law 
 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) principles to corporate activities
  in third countries\; and\n• the dilemma of corrupt or ineffective legal
  systems.
LOCATION:Room C4.3\, Convention Centre\, Level 4
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