TY - JOUR
TI - The US’s and the EU’s Generalised System of Preferences: A Comparison in the Context of Workers’ Rights
AU - Tyc, Aneta
TI - The US’s and the EU’s Generalised System of Preferences: A Comparison in the Context of Workers’ Rights
AB - 
	In the context of recent GSP changes, especially the Trump Administration’s steps relating to certain beneficiary countries, it is timely to assess the effectiveness of this unilateral mechanism. In particular, the academic question connected to the impact of the GSP on social development and human rights in the beneficiary countries is the key issue. It is also interesting to what extent the threat of blocking imports or the withdrawal from the scheme can give rise to policy change regarding labour standards. This article aims to analyse the legal basis, and compare the EU’s and the US’s GSP labour provisions. The author applies critical reasoning and comparative analysis with a view to showing the differences between both countries. She focuses her attention on advantages and disadvantages of the GSP schemes—not only those currently in effect in the US and the EU, but also from a historical perspective. 

	ASJC: 3308, JEL: K31

	* The project was financed by the National Science Centre in Poland pursuant to the decision number DEC-2016/21/D/HS5/03849. The project’s registration number is: 2016/21/D/HS5/03849.
VL - Volume 27 (2020)
IS - Tom 27 Zeszyt 2
PY - 2020
SN - 1429-9585
C1 - 2544-4654
SP - 115
EP - 124
DO - 10.4467/25444654SPP.20.011.11949
UR - https://ejournals.eu/czasopismo/szppips/artykul/the-uss-and-the-eus-generalised-system-of-preferences-a-comparison-in-the-context-of-workers-rights
KW - labour standards
KW - workers’ rights
KW - scheme of generalised tariff preferences
KW - international trade / standardy pracy
KW - prawa pracownicze
KW - ogólny system preferencji taryfowych
KW - handel międzynarodowy