Gender equality and trade
At a Glance
06-03-2018
Trade liberalisation has a gender-differentiated impact. The EU, which is committed to the promotion of gender equality in all policies, has established specific mechanisms in its bilateral trade agreements to enforce women's labour rights, and monitor the gender impact of the agreement. Parliament is due to discuss an own-initiative report during its March plenary session asking for those to be reinforced.
At a Glance
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- bilateral agreement
- civil society
- cooperation policy
- economic policy
- ECONOMICS
- EU market
- gender equality
- international affairs
- International Labour Organisation
- INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS
- INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
- LAW
- market access
- POLITICS
- politics and public safety
- rights and freedoms
- sustainable development
- third country
- TRADE
- trade policy
- United Nations
- women's rights