title: World Trade Organization, ILO conventions, and workers' compensation.
abstract: The World Trade Organization, the World Bank, and the International Monetary Fund can assist in the implementation of ILO Conventions relating to occupational safety and health in developing countries. Most countries that seek to trade globally receive permission to do so from the WTO. If the WTO required member countries to accept the core ILO Conventions relating to occupational safety and health and workers' compensation, it could accomplish something that has eluded international organizations for decades. International workers' compensation standards are seldom discussed, but may at this time be feasible. Acceptance of a minimum workers' compensation insurance system could be a requirement imposed on applicant nations by WTO member states.
authors.affiliation: International Center for Occupational Medicine, University of California School of Medicine, San Francisco 94143-0924, USA. joeladou@aol.com
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: LaDou
mesh_terms: D003132:Commerce; D003906:Developing Countries; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D016272:Occupational Health; D011050:Policy Making; D011640:Public Policy; D014942:Workers' Compensation