The Multinational Enterprises Programme (EMP/MULTI) is responsible for the promotion and follow-up of the Tripartite Declaration of Principles concerning Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy (MNE Declaration), which is the ILO’s key tool for promoting labour standards and principles in the corporate world. The programme receives direct guidance from ILO constituents through the Subcommittee on Multinational Enterprises of the ILO’s Governing Body.
The programme aims to increase awareness of the MNE Declaration as a useful tool for companies, governments, and organizations of employers and workers; and to promote its effective use by facilitating a shared understanding of its principles.
Key means of action are:
- The ILO Helpdesk for Business on International Labour Standards providing technical advice and guidance on implementing principles of the MNE Declaration and International Labour Standards at the work place.
- Capacity building and training activities with the International Training Center of the ILO (Turin Center).
- Research and technical cooperation projects on topic areas of the MNE Declaration, such as general policies, employment, training, conditions of work and life and industrial relations.
- Promotion of the MNE Declaration among governments, employers and workers and the business community through collaboration with international organizations, such as the UN Global Compact, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), and others.
- Coordination across the ILO of activities related to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).