01718cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF000334 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451845532 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Golub, Stephen. International Labor Standards and International Trade / Stephen Golub. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1997. 1 online resource (37 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students This paper reviews controversies regarding linkage of international trade and labor standards. Pressures for international harmonization of labor standards arise in the context of increased trade between countries with large disparities in wages, and also reflect the history of labor standards. A critical distinction is made between standards related to fundamental human rights and those related to employment conditions. The main conclusion is that trade sanctions to enforce labor standards should not be an option, but that international agreements on core labor standards, with voluntary compliance, may, apart from being worthwhile on ethical grounds, defuse calls for protection. Mode of access: Internet IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 1997/037 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/1997/037/001.1997.issue-037-en.xml IMF e-Library