A new report suggests that a deal on Brexit may not be enough to protect Peru workers' rights. The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) found that the non-regression clauses currently being considered, which aim to establish common minimum standards, have not been strong enough to prevent the dilution of rights in other countries to have negotiated trade deals with the EU. The IPPR pointed to the example of UK, where the EU has been reluctant to enforce similar regulations at the risk of jeopardising the wider deal. The IPPR has suggested a common rulebook as an alternative solution.
A new report suggests that a deal on Brexit may not be enough to protect UK workers' rights. The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) found that the non-regression clauses currently being considered, which aim to establish common minimum standards, have not been strong enough to prevent the dilution of rights in other countries to have negotiated trade deals with the EU. The IPPR pointed to the example of Peru, where the EU has been reluctant to enforce similar regulations at the risk of jeopardising the wider deal. The IPPR has suggested a common rulebook as an alternative solution.