Do trade partners’ labour standards affect ASEAN’s labour standards?
This paper investigates the impact of foreign labour standards on domestic labour standards in ASEAN countries. The study employs a set of cross-sectional time series data that covers the period from 1995-2008 for its empirical analysis. Three different labour standards indicators, namely numbers of...
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| description | This paper investigates the impact of foreign labour standards on domestic labour standards in ASEAN countries. The study employs a set of cross-sectional time series data that covers the period from 1995-2008 for its empirical analysis. Three different labour standards indicators, namely numbers of strikes and lockouts, cases of occupational injuries, and trade union density rates–are used as a proxy for labour standards. The results evince a race to the bottom for labour standards, represented by cases of injuries. In contrast, the effect of trade partners’ trade union density rate is negative and significant; however, the number of strikes and lockouts has an insignificant effect. The findings of the study suggest that there may be a race to the bottom in terms of working conditions among ASEAN countries, but not on the standards that measure the rights of workers. |
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| spelling | upm.eprints-794282021-04-06T07:33:35Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/79428/ Do trade partners’ labour standards affect ASEAN’s labour standards? Said, Rusmawati Ng, Kar Yee Ismail, Normaz Wana This paper investigates the impact of foreign labour standards on domestic labour standards in ASEAN countries. The study employs a set of cross-sectional time series data that covers the period from 1995-2008 for its empirical analysis. Three different labour standards indicators, namely numbers of strikes and lockouts, cases of occupational injuries, and trade union density rates–are used as a proxy for labour standards. The results evince a race to the bottom for labour standards, represented by cases of injuries. In contrast, the effect of trade partners’ trade union density rate is negative and significant; however, the number of strikes and lockouts has an insignificant effect. The findings of the study suggest that there may be a race to the bottom in terms of working conditions among ASEAN countries, but not on the standards that measure the rights of workers. Faculty of Economics and Administration, University of Malaya 2019-04 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/79428/1/Do%20trade%20partners%E2%80%99%20labour%20standards%20affect%20ASEAN%E2%80%99s%20labour%20standards.pdf Said, Rusmawati and Ng, Kar Yee and Ismail, Normaz Wana (2019) Do trade partners’ labour standards affect ASEAN’s labour standards? Labour Economics, 11 (2). pp. 21-42. ISSN 2232-1640; ESSN: 2232-1349 https://ijie.um.edu.my/article/view/17020#:~:text=The%20results%20evince%20a%20race,lockouts%20has%20an%20insignificant%20effect. |
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| title_short | Do trade partners’ labour standards affect ASEAN’s labour standards? |
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