Keyword : African Continental Free Trade, Agreement, Implications, Maritime Labour
Author(s) : EMMANUEL O. ALFRED And ISAAC EYI NGULUBE
Abstract :
Among the several trade and regional economic integration initiatives in Africa, the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) is the most ambitious. The AfCFTA entered into force in 2019 and its implementation commenced in 2021. The objective of the AfCFTA is to create single continental market to further trade liberalization of goods and services, raise productivity and investment, increase employment as well as income levels, and fostering prosperity within Africa. It establishes the African Continental Free Trade Area, and its full implementation is expected to have macroeconomic and distributional effects on trade, employment, wages, government revenue, poverty, gender and across sectors of the economy. Consequently, this paper examines the implications of the AfCFTA implementation for maritime labour - a group of workers in the maritime sector. It envisages that under the AfCFTA scenario certain developments and trends would most likely occur that would impact maritime labour in a number of ways. Furthermore, it suggests couple of policy responses that may help address the potential effects of implementing the AfCFTA agreement for maritime labour.
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