The Government is committed to ensuring labour standards are protected internationally. Our FTAs include important implementation tools which ensure labour commitments are constantly being discussed and progressed. These implementation tools ensure we are identifying areas for further cooperation and ensure our FTA partners are upholding their labour commitments. To date, the UK has held labour discussions with 14 FTA partners through formal sub-committees. These have included discussions on forced labour with Vietnam and Singapore, with the UK sharing best practice on approaches. We also hold regular civil society forums with our FTA partners, including Vietnam, Andean nations and New Zealand to provide a formal mechanism for stakeholders to raise suggestions and any concerns. Dispute settlement mechanisms in the UK’s FTAs provide a means to address breaches of obligations. Where the dispute mechanism is the most appropriate method, the Government is committed to using it.