Meeting

Second Advisory Committee meeting on Integrating Trade and Decent Work

The second Advisory Committee meeting focused on the implementation of labour provisions in trade agreements and presented a draft study on “Promoting and enforcing compliance of labour provisions in trade agreements”. The study provided an opening for a discussion about the deepening of research and activities in specific areas. The meeting also provided an opportunity to share information on the latest developments related to trade and labour issues among members and contribute to follow-up research activities of the INTEGRATE programme.

Agenda

Opening remarks and exchange of information
  • Richard SAMANS, Director, Research Department, Chair Advisory Committee
  • Interventions, Advisory Committee members 
Promoting and enforcing compliance of labour provisions in trade agreements 
  • Presentation, Marva CORLEY-COULIBALY, Research Department
  • Comments and discussion, Advisory Committee members
Next steps

Advisory Committee Members

The Advisory Committee is an integral part of the ILO research programme on Integrating Trade and Decent Work (INTEGRATE). The committee consists of twelve members, particularly government and social partner representatives, along with academic and technical experts on trade and sustainable development issues, as well as representatives of the development cooperation partners. The purpose of the Advisory Committee is to (i) provide technical advice and feedback on analytical frameworks and key findings of the research; (ii) participate in meetings and workshops, and (iii) engage in dialogue in national tripartite seminars to advance knowledge and promote diffusion of the findings.

Name Title & Affiliation 
Richard SAMANS Chair Advisory Committee
Director, ILO Research Department
Ruth SEITZ Deputy Head of Unit
Directorate-General for Employment, European Commission
Nguyen Manh CUONG Director General
ICD, MOLISA
Vietnam
Helen LAMPORT Head of Labour Markets Trade Policy and Negotiations at Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS)
United Kingdom
Joshua KAGAN Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Labor Affairs
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
Washington, D.C., United States
Adelle BLACKETT Professor of Law and Canada Research Chair in Transnational Labour Law and Development, McGill University
Joost PAUWELYN Professor and Head
International Law Department,
Graduate Institute
Co-Director of the CTEI
Karolien DE BRUYNE Professor of Economics
University of Leuven (KUL)
Brussels, Belgium
Axel MARX Deputy Director
Centre for Global Governance Studies (GGS), University of Leuven (KUL)
Leuven, Belgium
Evious K. ZGOVU Researcher
Centre for Research in Economic Development & International Trade (CREDIT) University of Nottingham, Nottingham
Akustina MORNI Senior Adviser
International Organisation of Employers
Georgios Altintzis Policy Officer
International Trade Union Confederation