ILO Operational Objective:
"Concerns with both the economic and social dimensions of globalization are leading to the development of new structures to manage the global economy. It is only natural that as part of this process the ILO standards system should come to the fore as a necessary social pillar of the global economy".

General Information Trade unions and the global economy: An unfinished story Trade union responses to globalization: Chile Trade union responses to globalization: Case study on Ghana ACTRAV: Globalization and Workers' Rights ACTRAV: Globalization Process GB 276 on the Social Impact of Globalization ACTRAV: Governance of Globalization ILO calls for new multilateral initiative to address social implications of globalization B.Jordan, ICFTU General Secretary, on Challenge of Globalization ACTRAV and Geneva 2000: Trade Union Panel on Globalizing Social Justice ACTRAV Webpage on Multinational Enterprises

Additional Information (not ILO Sites) J.Sweeny, AFL-CIO President, on Davos Seattle + 100 days WCL Congress on Globalisation ICFTU Webpage on Globalization ICFTU: Globalising Social Justice - the Challenge for Geneva 2000 Social summit under threat, says ICFTU Hard-line intransigence threatening UN process ICFTU on Geneva 2000: Social Summit+5+Unions ICFTU: A Trade Union Guide to Globalisation

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