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Responsible Workplace Practices

The ILO approach to responsible workplace practices - Sustainable Enterprises

Type: Fact sheet
Date issued: 13 March 2012

The ILO seeks to counter the myth that better working conditions are too costly for business. Enterprises that act to improve the social and environmental impact of their operations enhance their reputation, reduce the costs of doing business and boost competitiveness.
Both academic research and practical experience in various ILO projects show that responsible workplace practices such as innovations in work organization, continuous workplace learning, good labour-management relations and respect for workers’ rights are important ways of raising productivity while also promoting decent work. Compliance with labour standards can also help enterprises to access new markets and buyers and new sources of financing and credit.

Tags: decent work, employment, employment creation, equal employment opportunity, workers, working conditions, labour relations, labour law, clothing and textile industries, manufacturing, tourism, occupational safety and health, environment, human resources management, production management

Regions and countries covered: Ghana, South Africa, Colombia, India, Viet Nam, China, Indonesia

Unit responsible: Boosting Employment through Small Enterprise Development

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