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 |
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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 |