External governance, convention ratification and monitoring: The EU, the ILO and labour standards in EU accession countries
利用新数据集分析欧盟入盟国家劳工标准趋势，发现欧盟监督与劳工权利改善正相关，而国际劳工组织监督无显著影响，且批准国际劳工组织基本公约与劳工权利保护正相关。
This article presents an empirical analysis of the factors associated with trends in labour standards, in EU accession countries, using a new dataset of labour rights. It focuses on ratification of the ILO’s fundamental conventions, EU monitoring and ILO monitoring. It describes the similarities and differences between the two monitoring schemes and evaluates their roles in shaping labour rights. Generalized estimating equation analysis shows that EU monitoring is positively associated with improved labour rights while ILO monitoring is not. The results further indicate that ratification of ILO fundamental Conventions is positively associated with labour rights protection. The article returns to the notion of external governance to suggest possible explanations for these findings.