Abstract
This paper deals
with the international attempts to standardize the labour laws throughout the
world by using international organizations like the ILO, and economically
strong countries and unions like the United States and the European
Union. It explores the link done by these states and organizations the
international trade and the impact that may have on the trade dependant
countries and the very people these labour standards are trying to protect.
This paper
brings the main areas of debate regarding trade-labour linkage on both the
legal and economical fronts as well as the views of employers and workers. It
then explores the different ways this link can be achieved: Conditioning, Taking
use of the unfair trade practice laws, and achieving international agreement.
The main focus
of this paper is to establish the link between international labour law and
international trade and the impact that has mainly in the attempts to eliminate
child labour. It explores the different views between the developed and
developing countries and concludes that the international community should only
use international agreement in order to create the needed international labour standard
that will be able to support both legally and financially the elimination of
child labour.
