United States―Jordan free-trade agreement
United States―Jordan free-trade agreement: entered into force on 17 December 2001. In most respects this is a standard bilateral free-trade agreement, but it is the first such agreements with provisions concerning environment and labour. In Articles 5 and 6 the parties recognize that it is inappropriate to encourage trade by relaxing domestic environmental and labour laws. Each party may establish its own level of domestic environmental protection and labour standards, though these are expected to be high. The parties agree to enforce their environmental and labour laws effectively. In Article 6 the parties also reaffirm their obligations under the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work. Environmental laws are defined as statutes or regulations with the primary purpose to protect the environment, or to prevent danger to human, animal, or plant life or health, through (a) the prevention, abatement or control of the release, discharge or emission of pollutants or environmental contaminants, (b) the control of environmentally hazardous or toxic chemicals, substances, materials and wastes, and the dissemination of information related to this, or (c) the protection or conservation of wild flora or fauna, including endangered species, their habitat, and specially protected natural areas. Labour laws are defined as (a) the right of association, (b) the right to organize and bargain collectively, (c) a prohibition on the use of any form of forced or compulsory labour, (d) a minimum age for the employment of children, and (e) acceptable conditions of work with respect to minimum wages, hours of work, and occupational safety and health.
Source: http://ctrc.sice.oas.org/trc/WTO/Documents/Dictionary%20of%20trade%20%20policy%20terms.pdf
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