Hiding in Plain Sight: The Legitimacy of Labour Standards Clauses in the EU–Ukraine Collaboration

Nienke de Deugd; Gerda van Roozendaal

doi:10.17645/pag.v10i3.5374

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Hiding in Plain Sight: The Legitimacy of Labour Standards Clauses in the EU–Ukraine Collaboration

Nienke de Deugd Department of International Relations and International Organization, University of Groningen, The Netherlands
Gerda van Roozendaal Department of International Relations and International Organization, University of Groningen, The Netherlands

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Abstract: Legitimacy is essential for compliance. Agreements between the European Union and Ukraine contain a commitment to enhance labour standards. Certain audiences view this commitment as just symbolic and reflective of the low degree of legitimacy the commitment has. All this could now change following Ukraine’s requested accession to the EU.

Keywords: association agreement; EU; labour standards; legitimacy; Ukraine

Published: 23 August 2022

Issue: Vol 10, No 3 (2022): Legitimacy and Global Economic Ties

DOI: https://doi.org/10.17645/pag.v10i3.5374

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Politics and Governance

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ISSN: 2183-2463

Hiding in Plain Sight: The Legitimacy of Labour Standards Clauses in the EU–Ukraine Collaboration