ABSTRACT

This paper was originally presented as a keynote speech to the AIRAANZ 2020 Conference in Queenstown, New Zealand. By way of background, it was delivered in the context of New Zealand's continued pursuit of multilateral and bilateral trade and investment agreements. The most recent of these is the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), involving New Zealand and 10 other countries in the Asia Pacific region. Such agreements now impose or remove rules well beyond the traditional realm of trade. For example, they incorporate chapters on services, investment, competition, and intellectual property rights protection, and make deep inroads into local regulatory freedom regarding digital development and government procurement. For decades, the treatment of labour standards in the context of globalisation has been debated, both between and within the north and the south, and the labour movement and free trade adherents. What might be called the 'settled centre' of this discussion, has been the inclusion of provisions in these agreements purporting to recognise and encourage the application of selected labour standards. In this paper, the writer assesses the risks and opportunities of agreements like the CPTPPA for progressive labour law reform and argues for alternatives.

摘要

本文最初是作为在新西兰皇后镇举行的AIRAANZ 2020会议的主题演讲。作为背景，它是在新西兰继续追求多边和双边贸易与投资协定的背景下交付的。其中最新的是《跨太平洋伙伴关系全面进步协议》（CPTPP），涉及新西兰和亚太地区的其他10个国家。现在，此类协议强加或消除了传统贸易领域之外的规则。例如，它们合并了有关服务，投资，竞争和知识产权保护的章节，并深入涉足有关数字开发和政府采购的地方监管自由。几十年来，在全球化的背景下，无论是在北方还是南方之间以及内部和内部，以及劳工运动和自由贸易的拥护者之间，都在争论如何处理劳工标准。这次讨论的“定居中心”可能是这些协议中包含了旨在承认和鼓励采用某些劳工标准的规定。在本文中，作者评估了诸如CPTPPA之类的协议对于渐进式劳动法改革的风险和机遇，并提出了替代方案。这些协议中一直包含旨在承认和鼓励采用某些劳工标准的规定。在本文中，作者评估了诸如CPTPPA之类的协议对于渐进式劳动法改革的风险和机遇，并提出了替代方案。这些协议中一直包含旨在承认和鼓励采用某些劳工标准的规定。在本文中，作者评估了诸如CPTPPA之类的协议对于渐进式劳动法改革的风险和机遇，并提出了替代方案。