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How large cooperatives can advance decent work and responsible practices across supply chains

How large cooperatives can advance decent work and responsible practices across supply chains

Large and multinational cooperatives apply concrete tools and governance practices that improve working conditions, strengthen due diligence and embed people-centred approaches across supply chains. Their experiences show how cooperative identity...

ILO and Apindo join forces to promote an innovative workplace campaign on responsible business conduct in Indonesia
Seven people standing

RBC campaign

ILO and Apindo join forces to promote an innovative workplace campaign on responsible business conduct in Indonesia

The ILO and the Indonesian Employers’ Association (Apindo) inspire electronics supply chain companies to promote responsible business practices with innovative campaign using vlog.

Lao business advances responsible business conduct in operations
A woman sewing, with sewing machines and other seamstresses working in the background.

Lao business advances responsible business conduct in operations

Workshops help equip enterprises with awareness and understanding of the labour dimension of responsible business conduct and environmental, social and governance.

Mongolian businesses chart sustainable future based on integrity and responsible practices
National business conference on integrity and compliance in Mongolia

Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)

Mongolian businesses chart sustainable future based on integrity and responsible practices

With the support of the ILO’s LEADER programme, Mongolian companies and the Mongolian National Chamber of Commerce and Industry are advancing responsible business conduct.

Indonesia Business Forum 2025 promotes responsible business in Indonesia’s garment industry
A woman

Responsible business conduct

Indonesia Business Forum 2025 promotes responsible business in Indonesia’s garment industry

Better Work Indonesia, a joint programme of the ILO and the International Finance Corporation (IFC), promotes Human Rights Due Diligence in the garment sector and highlights collaborative efforts and best practices in labour law compliance and...

First national dialogue on sustainable aquaculture supply chain in the Philippines
a female worker in shrimp production

Supply chains

First national dialogue on sustainable aquaculture supply chain in the Philippines

First National Industry Dialogue for Responsible and Sustainable Supply Chains in the Philippines accelerates aquaculture sector upgrading while tackling human and labour rights risks amid global disruptions.

Philippines holds first national dialogue on decent work in aquaculture, unveils pioneering research
three women in shrimp production

Supply chains

Philippines holds first national dialogue on decent work in aquaculture, unveils pioneering research

First National Industry Dialogue for Responsible and Sustainable Supply Chains in the Philippines accelerates aquaculture sector upgrading while tackling human and labour rights risks amid global disruptions.

First summer school on Social Dialogue explores industrial relations and due diligence
Group photo of participants of the first Summer School on Social Dialogue, held at the ITCILO in Turin from 16 to 19 September 2025.

Social Dialogue

First summer school on Social Dialogue explores industrial relations and due diligence

Over 60 participants joined the first summer school to exchange perspectives on the future of social dialogue, industrial relations and human rights due diligence.

ILO helps strengthen workplace cooperation in Mongolia’s cashmere sector
Results Workshop on the Completion of Module 1: Workplace Cooperation under the ILO SCORE Programme

Youth Employment Promotion Project (YEPP)

ILO helps strengthen workplace cooperation in Mongolia’s cashmere sector

Five Mongolian cashmere enterprises participating in the ILO’s Sustaining Competitive and Responsible Enterprises (SCORE) Programme reported significant improvements in workplace cooperation, efficiency, and inclusiveness, demonstrating how the...

ILO mentorship programme strengthens responsible business and due diligence in Thailand’s auto sector
ILO’s mentorship programme on social dialogue for decent work and human rights due diligence for Thailand’s automotive sector.

Tripartism and social dialogue

ILO mentorship programme strengthens responsible business and due diligence in Thailand’s auto sector

The pioneering programme prepares the industry for evolving transitions and requirements, including human rights due diligence (HRDD).

Migrant workers at the heart of Thai rubber sector equipped with labour rights and social protection knowledge
A worker collects latex from a rubber tree.

Social protection

Migrant workers at the heart of Thai rubber sector equipped with labour rights and social protection knowledge

ILO, in collaboration with Thai and Japanese partners, advances responsible business conduct and social protection for migrant workers in Thailand’s rubber sector.

Workers secure jobs in aquaculture, help double shrimp production
three women in shrimp production

Supply chains

Workers secure jobs in aquaculture, help double shrimp production

Workers trained, certified and hired in aquaculture under a new joint government-industry initiative with the ILO and the Government of Japan help increase shrimp production and improve supply chains towards decent work and sustainable aquaculture...

Costa Rica’s pineapple sector takes a key step toward sustainability and human rights
Fotografía de participantes del taller de fortalecimiento de capacidades en debida diligencia empresarial en materia de derechos humanos y medio ambiente. Costa Rica, 2025.

RBCLAC Project

Costa Rica’s pineapple sector takes a key step toward sustainability and human rights

With support from the ILO, the National Chamber of Pineapple Producers and Exporters of Costa Rica and its affiliates completed the first stage of a capacity-building program on corporate due diligence in human rights and environmental matters.

ILO welcomes Malaysia's first National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights and the country’s commitment to promote decent work
A woman works on an oil palm plantation in Malaysia.

News

ILO welcomes Malaysia's first National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights and the country’s commitment to promote decent work

By adopting its first National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights, Malaysia reinforces its commitment to eliminate forced labour, promote fair recruitment and uphold labour rights in business practices.

Lao People’s Democratic Republic strengthens responsible business conduct through collaboration and roadmap development
Female workers sawing.

Responsible business conduct in supply chains

Lao People’s Democratic Republic strengthens responsible business conduct through collaboration and roadmap development

ILO project supports Lao People’s Democratic Republic’s efforts to step up responsible business conduct and decent work in supply chains.

Japanese enterprises in Lao People’s Democratic Republic boost commitment to responsible business conduct
Two female garment workers folding fabrics.

Responsible business conduct in supply chains

Japanese enterprises in Lao People’s Democratic Republic boost commitment to responsible business conduct

JETRO-ILO joint seminar helps equip Japanese enterprises with awareness and understanding of responsible business conduct and human rights due diligence in practice at the workplace level.

Business sector unites to eradicate child labour in Latin America and the Caribbean

Regional initiative

Business sector unites to eradicate child labour in Latin America and the Caribbean

At a key moment for accelerating the eradication of child labour in the region, representatives of the business sector participated in a webinar organized by the Regional Initiative Latin America and the Caribbean Free of Child Labour (RILAC) and...

ILO’s SCORE Programme Launches in Mongolia’s cashmere sector

Youth Employment Promotion Project (YEPP) in Mongolia

ILO’s SCORE Programme Launches in Mongolia’s cashmere sector

ILO’s training initiatives strengthen public-private cooperation in responsible business and workforce development

Skills development and responsible business conduct

ILO’s training initiatives strengthen public-private cooperation in responsible business and workforce development

Through innovative training programmes, the ILO bridges the gaps in the electronics industry between workforce skills and industry demands, empowering workers and employers with the expertise needed to drive responsible business conduct.

ILO and its business partners unite to drive responsible business through skills development

Skills development and responsible business conduct

ILO and its business partners unite to drive responsible business through skills development

Three newly published guidelines aim to enhance training programmes and professional development, equipping future professionals with essential skills while ensuring ethical labour standards.