social clause

Within the context of international trade, a social clause is the integration of sustainability standards, such as the core ILO labour rights conventions into trade agreements, whilst within the context of public procurement a social clause is a contract clause which requires the provider of goods or services to a public body to meet a social objective in the course of performing their obligations.Office of Government Commerce, Buy and Make a Difference: How to address Social Issues in Public Procurement

During the World Trade Organization Ministerial Conference of 1996, it became clear that no multilateral social clause would be adopted.{{cite book |last=Nissen |first=A |author-link= |date=2023 |title=The European Union, Emerging Global Business and Human Rights |url=https://www.cambridge.org/nl/academic/subjects/law/european-law/european-union-emerging-global-business-and-human-rights?format=HB |location=Cambridge |publisher=Cambridge University Press |page=44 |isbn=9781009284301}} There are social clauses in bilateral and plurilateral agreements.