Labour Mobility in the PACER Plus

Alisi Kautoke-Holani

Asia and the Pacific Policy Studies from Crawford School of Public Policy, The Australian National University

Abstract: Since the commencement of the Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations Plus negotiations in 2009, the Pacific Forum Island Countries have maintained that their main gain from this Free Trade Agreement is in labour mobility. Free Trade Agreements, such as the Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations Plus, are considered crucial for enhancing labour mobility gains for Pacific Forum Island Countries, particularly given the constraints associated with multilateral trade agreements and unilateral initiatives. In June 2017, the Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations Plus was signed and included a side-arrangement on labour mobility. This article discusses the role of the Agreement in enhancing the development impact of labour mobility in Pacific sending countries and examines the text of the Movement of Natural Persons Chapter and the Arrangement on Labour Mobility to determine the potential gains for Pacific Forum Island Countries.

Keywords: labour mobility; PACER Plus; Pacific; international trade; SWP (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 12 pages
Date: 2018-01-29
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Published in Asia & the Pacific Policy Studies, Jan 2018, pages 90-101

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