15-16 November 2007, Geneva, Switzerland Summary - MULTI Forum 2007: 30th anniversary of the ILO’s Declaration on Principles concerning Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy - [pdf 60 KB] 15 November 2007 - The ILO will commemorate the anniversary with a number of events, including a special Forum to be held on 15-16 November, 2007. The Forum will draw prominent executives and labour representatives from around the world, and provide an extraordinary platform for sharing and exploring how effective practices in promoting labour principles can stimulate growth and enhance competitiveness. (Record of proceedings)
15-16 November 2007, Geneva, Switzerland Article from the "World of Work" on the MULTI Forum 2007 - [pdf 2349 KB] 15 November 2007 - The ILO will commemorate the anniversary with a number of events, including a special Forum to be held on 15-16 November, 2007. The Forum will draw prominent executives and labour representatives from around the world, and provide an extraordinary platform for sharing and exploring how effective practices in promoting labour principles can stimulate growth and enhance competitiveness. (Article)
15-16 November 2007, Geneva, Switzerland MULTI Forum 2007: 30th anniversary of the ILO’s Declaration on Principles concerning Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy The ILO will commemorate the anniversary with a number of events, including a special Forum to be held on 15-16 November, 2007. The Forum will draw prominent executives and labour representatives from around the world, and provide an extraordinary platform for sharing and exploring how effective practices in promoting labour principles can stimulate growth and enhance competitiveness. (Meeting)
Direct employment in multinational
enterprises: Trends and implications, MULTI Working Paper No. 101 - [pdf 278 KB] 01 January 2006 - This paper aims to examine the recent trends from a
long-term perspective, and by utilizing both financial and employment data, provide a
static as well as dynamic picture of the employment situation of global production
undertaken by MNEs.The paper is primarily devoted to the examination of the quantitative picture of
employment in MNEs. ... (Working paper)
Economic and social effects of export processing zones in Costa Rica - Working Paper No. 97 - [pdf 846 KB] 01 January 2005 - In this paper, Mauricio Jenkins analyses the economic and social impacts of export processing zones (EPZs) in Costa Rica and tests for backward linkages from firms in these zones to the local economy. Such a country case study of EPZs is particularly interesting and useful as many developing countries have encouraged EPZs as a tool to reap some of the benefits associated with globalization. (Working paper)
Do foreign-owned firms pay more? Evidence from the Indonesian manufacturing sector 1990-99 - [pdf 439 KB] 01 January 2005 - In this paper, Ann Harrison and Jason Scorse utilize Indonesian manufacturing census data from 1990 to 1999 to address whether MNEs pay higher wages than comparable domestic enterprises. The Indonesian dataset is particularly interesting as it allows the measurement of the educational attainment of the workers in each plant and the tracking of the same plant over time. ... (Working paper)
The IUF/COLSIBA – CHIQUITA framework agreement: a case study. Working Paper No. 94 - [pdf 296 KB] 01 January 2004 - This paper argues that such international agreements show a promising way to defend and advance workers rights within MNEs, allowing trade unions to develop a sophisticated multi-level response to the challenges of MNEs geographically dispersed production systems and outsourcing strategies. ... (Working paper)