The International Trade Committee continues its scrutiny of the Australia
trade deal with a session examining the environmental,
labour, gender and development impacts of the agreement at
10am on Wednesday 2 March.
In the first panel, the Committee will explore environmental
provisions within the trade deal, including their enforceability,
their likely effects and/or detriments on environmental standards
for both countries, and their impact on climate change
commitments under the Paris Agreement.
From 11am, the Committee will then explore the deal’s so-called
“level playing-field” provisions, relating to labour, gender and
development issues. Commitments made under the deal include
effective enforcement of labour standards, tackling barriers for
women in accessing the benefits of trade and investment, and
bilateral cooperation on international development.
10am
- Ruth Bergan, Senior Adviser, Trade Justice Movement
- Sir Lockwood Smith, former New Zealand trade minister and
former High Commissioner to the UK
- Sarah Williams, Head of Greener UK unit, Green Alliance
11am
- Rosa Crawford, Policy Officer, Trades Union Congress (TUC)
- Victoria Hewson, Head of Regulatory Affairs and Research
Associate, Institute of Economic Affairs
- Professor Emily Reid, Professor of International Economic Law
and Sustainable Development, University of Southampton
- Dr Silke Trommer, Senior Lecturer in Comparative Public
Policy, University of Manchester
