date:May 23, 2019
labor unions, and protection of the environment. Critics, though, say the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement would not really enforce human rights standards and would continue the offshoring of jobs that has left workers vulnerable.
For the EU, the deal is one more way to access Asias fast-growing economies, set a model for trading with developing countries, and hold Vietnams one-party state accountable on its promise to level the business playing field.
For Vietnam, it is a chance to call itsel