Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 6959
Trade Agreements
Tabled: 4 October 2024
Answered: 10 October 2024
Question
Adam Jogee
Labour — Newcastle-under-Lyme
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to include provisions on workers' rights in the negotiation of free trade agreements.
Answer
Mr Douglas AlexanderThe UK will continue to work internationally to strengthen workers’ rights and enhance labour standards globally. The Government will protect our labour standards in new trade agreements. The UK has chapters on labour in FTAs with Australia and New Zealan...
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