HC Deb 22 May 1997 vol 294 c134W
Mr. Corbyn

To ask the President of the Board of Trade what plans her Department has to place proposals before the World Trade Organisation concerning the enforcement of ILO conditions in member states. [501]

Mrs. Roche

[holding answer 20 May 1997]: The Government will use every endeavour to protect and promote human rights in the work place and are considering how best to use international fora. We will be looking closely at the position in the International Labour Organisation and the World Trade Organisation, taking into account the declaration agreed at the WTO Ministerial Conference in Singapore last December