International Labor Standards and International Trade

The trade unions in western countries put forward a proposal in the 1990s that international labor standards should link with international trade The author thinks that this proposal does not mean real significance The resolution of disputes between countries in the field of international trade is only whether bilateral trade is fair, but not to solve the issue: whether workers' rights and interests is safeguarded Any enterprises' illegal activities that run counter to WTO rules will be solved at the state level The trade unions in western countries put forward this proposal in order to protect their workers' rights and interests The Chinese trade unions also express their own opinion on a same motive: Chinese enterprises' standards of recruiting and using workers should harmonize international labor standards, but not link with international labor standards