All news: responsible business conduct

Business and Human Rights

Engage early: Lessons from national actions plan on business and human rights in Asia-Pacific

New ILO research highlights the strategic role of Employer and Business Membership Organizations (EBMOs) in shaping business and human rights policies through earlier and more effective engagement. A new practical guide supports EBMOs in...

Maternity protection

Thailand’s manufacturing sector strengthens maternity protection and safer, more inclusive workplaces in Chonburi

Employers, workers and government representatives exchange practical approaches to maternity protection, care and the prevention of violence and harassment in Chonburi, a key province in Thailand’s Eastern Economic Corridor.

Responsible business conduct

Mentorship supports human rights due diligence in Thailand’s automotive and electronics supply chains

Seven companies participated in a new four-day programme designed to build responsible business conduct (RBC) through peer learning, dialogue and hands-on facilitation.

Botswana validates investor guidelines to enhance impact of Foreign Direct Investment

Botswana has validated investor guidelines that promote responsible business conduct and decent work, helping improve the quality and development impact of foreign direct investment.

Responsible business conduct

ILO training strengthens human rights due diligence in Thailand's automotive and electronics sectors

Enhanced programme equips companies with the workplace dialogue and cooperation skills needed to implement effective human rights due diligence.

Tripartism

Egyptian industry adopts child employment and training code of conduct through tripartism

Developed by the ILO with the Federation of Egyptian Industries, the Code of Conduct provides a framework to regulate children's training and employment in line with national legislation and international labour standards, demonstrating the value of...

Promoting responsible business conduct to eliminate child labour in Kenya's coffee supply chains

Employers, coffee cooperatives and government representatives in Kisii and Kericho counties have strengthened their capacity to promote Responsible Business Conduct and prevent child labour in Kenya's coffee sector through the ILO's ACCEL Africa...

Training course

ITCILO launches summer school on social dialogue and living wages

Organised with the support of the French Ministry of Labour and Solidarity, the course will examine how tripartite social dialogue and collective bargaining can help turn living wage principles into practice.

Podcast

Good jobs, strong businesses: productivity and responsible business conduct

With uneven growth and slowing productivity in many regions, can growth still be inclusive, sustainable and create decent jobs? This discussion looks at how responsible business practices shape firms, treatment of workers and the wider economy.

News

Bangladesh builds its own RBC community of professionals: The story of country’s first and only responsible Business Conduct School

Doing business responsibly by respecting workers' rights, managing risks, and going beyond minimum compliance, is no longer a niche concern. As mandatory Human Rights Due Diligence (HRDD) policies continue to emerge and shape ways of global trade,...

Small and Medium Enterprises

Montenegro advances responsible business conduct for SMEs

A new roadmap aims to align business practices with the principles of international labour standards and the ILO MNE Declaration.

Press release

ILO and Responsible Minerals Initiative partner to address child labour in mineral supply chains

Agreement will align efforts to support stronger private-sector action on prevention, due diligence and remediation.

Employers and Business Membership Organizations (EBMOS)

ILO and the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry advance responsible business conduct agenda

The International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) met this week to strengthen cooperation on responsible business conduct (RBC), as global market expectations increasingly shape how enterprises...

Podcast

How dialogue is steering Thailand’s auto manufacturing future

In this episode of the ILO’s Future of Work podcast, Georg Leutert of IndustriALL Global Union and Sathirayuth (Max) Sangsuwan of AutoAlliance Thailand explore how responsible business conduct – built on trust, transparency and dialogue – can help...

Turning principles into practice: advancing responsible business conduct in Japan

How the ILO works with the Japanese government, businesses and trade unions to drive decent work across supply chains.

Responsible business gains ground in Lao People’s Democratic Republic as ILO’s initiative concludes

Supported by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan, the initiative strengthened national capacity to advance responsible business conduct (RBC) and decent work across supply chains.

Supply chains

Lao academia explores pathways to embed Responsible Business Conduct into university teaching

ILO-National University of Laos seminar explores integrating RBC into courses to shape future business leaders and policymakers.

ILO and Karnataka Employers' Association (KEA) support Karnataka Manufacturers strengthen Responsible Business Practices

The workshop brought together manufacturing leaders to strengthen responsible business conduct aligned with international labour standards, highlighting the growing importance of labour rights, sustainability, and responsible supply chains in global...

Practical toolkit to support Indonesian SMEs promoting responsible business conduct

Designed for all size of business, particularly SMEs, the toolkit strengthens labour rights and promotes decent work.

ILO and ACMA conduct multi-city workshops to strengthen Responsible Business Conduct capacity amongst India’s automotive sector enterprises

Over 140 automotive sector suppliers enhanced capacities to strengthen on-ground implementation of responsible practices in Pune, Gurugram and Chennai.