Trade Policy and Labor Rights: Competition and Convergence

2026-04-01 - 2026-06-30

Associate. Prof. Ying-Jun Lin, School of Law, Fu Jen Catholic University

Onsite and online synchronous session, (Onsite Venue: A402, Assembly Building I, Guangfu Campus, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University)

Event Title:
Trade Policy and Labor Rights: Competition and Convergence
 

Time:
June 2, 2026 (Tuesday), 18:30–20:30 (GMT+8, Taiwan Time)
Venue:
Onsite and online synchronous session, conducted entirely in Mandarin with English
simultaneous interpretation
Onsite Venue:
A402, Assembly Building I, Guangfu Campus, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung
University
Online:
Webex link will be sent to your email after registration

Link to Register:
https://forms.gle/2JCdqmYnNz8B9iub6

 

Moderator:
Associate. Prof. Yu-Fan Chiu, School of Law, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung
University
Keynote Speaker:
Associate. Prof. Ying-Jun Lin, School of Law, Fu Jen Catholic University
Discussants:
Attorney Yen-Po Chen, InfoShare Tech Law Office
Dr. Bonny Ling, Executive Director, Work Better Innovations
 

 

Introduction to the Event:
Amid the restructuring of global supply chains and intensifying geopolitical
competition, trade policy is no longer limited to tariff reductions. It has increasingly
become an important policy instrument for advancing labor rights protection and
human rights standards. The National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University School of Law
and the International Center for Cultural Studies (ICCS) have long been concerned with
this issue and have continued to explore related institutional developments. This event
is organized by ICCS Subproject III, “Migration, Unequal Citizenship, and Critical
Legal Studies,” and features Associate Professor Ying-Jun Lin of the Fu Jen Catholic
University School of Law as the keynote speaker. The event will be moderated by
Associate Professor Yu-Fan Chiu, the principal investigator of the project, with
Attorney Yen-Po Chen of InfoShare Tech Law Office and Bonny Ling, Executive
Director of Work Better Innovations, serving as discussants. Together, they will explore
the complex relationship between trade policy and labor rights protection. This lecture
will approach the issue from the perspective of international trade law, analyzing the
interaction between trade liberalization and labor rights protection, while also
examining the development and institutional implications of labor provisions in
contemporary trade agreements.

 

 

Agenda:
18:10–18:30 Registration
18:30–20:10 Keynote Speech
20:10–20:30 Q&A
 

 

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Organizers:
Higher Education Sprout Project, Ministry of Education

International Center for Cultural Studies, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
(ICCS-NYCU)
School of Law, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (NYCU LAW)
Subproject 3: Migration, Unequal Citizens, and Critical Legal Studies