Corporate social responsibility in international trade and investment agreements implications for states, business and workers

Rafael. Peels, Elizabeth. Echeverria Manrique, Jonas. Aissi and Anselm. Schneider

ILO Working Papers from International Labour Organization

Abstract: This paper assesses the reference to CSR commitments in trade and investment agreements and finds that CSR language is relatively weak in terms of obligation, precision and delegation. Emphasising the potential to use the mechanisms that are provided in these agreements to activate and follow-up CSR commitments, it looks at what the implications could be for states, business and workers, and the potential ILO involvement.

Keywords: corporate social responsibility; government policy; trade agreement.; economic agreement; investment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 1 online resource (33 p.) pages
Date: 2016
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