List of Acronyms
AFL-CIO
American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organization
CEACR
Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations
CEDAW
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women
CEP
Council on Economic Priorities
CLC
Commission for Labor Cooperation
DOL
U.S. Department of Labor
EDF
Environmental Defense Fund
FTAA
Free Trade Agreement of the Americas
GDP
Gross Domestic Product
IATP
Initiative Against Trafficking in Persons
ICFTU
International Confederation of Free Trade Unions
ILO
International Labour Organization
ILRF
International Labor Rights Fund
LSMS
Living Standards Measurement Study
MICS
Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys
NAALC
North American Agreement on Labor Cooperation
NAFTA
North American Free Trade Agreement
NGO
nongovernmental organization
NRC
National Research Council
OECD
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
SAI
Social Accountability International
SIMPOC
Statistical Information and Monitoring Programme on Child Labour
TIMSS
Third International Mathematics and Science Study
UN
United Nations
UNESCO
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
UNICEF
United Nations Children’s Fund
WTO
World Trade Organization