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AUC IURIDICA, Vol 70 No 3 (2024), 71–89
Towards the Corporate Social Responsibility on Labour in the Era of New-Generation Free Trade Agreements: The Case of EVFTA
Xuan Thu Nguyen, Tien Dung Nguyen, Huyen Nguyen
DOI: https://doi.org/10.14712/23366478.2024.138
published online: 10. 09. 2024
abstract
The article gives an in-depth understanding of the commitment to corporate social responsibility (CSR) on labour under the new generation of free trade agreements (FTAs) of the European Union (EU), and especially, the EU – Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA). Following that, via the EU’s foreign and trade policies, this research clarifies the history as well as the evolution of the CSR commitments in the EU’s new generation FTAs. On that basis, this article also delves into the nature of CSR commitments related to labour in the EVFTA. Last but not least, the article reviews the current legislation of the EU and its member states as partners and suggests different policy implications that Vietnam and other developing nations might adopt to execute their CSR commitments in the context of global sustainable development.
keywords: CSR; EVFTA; EU; labour; Vietnam
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