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Workers Symposium
Global Supply Chains: International Labour Standards needed to implement Decent Work
The international symposium on decent work in Global supply chains calls for ratification and implementation of International labour standards, and strengthening of trade unions in Multinationals Enterprises.
Media Advisory
International Symposium to discuss Decent Work in Global Supply Chains
Zambia Green Jobs Programme
Participants of ILO-led Tripartite+ roundtable call for national dialogue on multinational enterprise engagement in Zambia
During a two-day Stakeholder Dialogue on Multinational Enterprises’ (MNE) activities in Zambia, the tripartite participants agreed on the need for an integrated framework for MNE activities. Emphasis was put on increased transparency, dialogue and...
13th African Regional Meeting
Ethiopia to host 13th ILO African Regional Meeting
Partnership
Germany increases support to the ILO's fight against child labour
World Investment Forum 2014
Foreign Direct Investment: Getting it right
Together with UNCTAD, the ILO has organized a dialogue on how best to ensure that Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) benefits everyone through the creation of quality jobs.
Welcome Remarks on behalf of Sandra Polaski, ILO Deputy Director-General for Policy, delivered by Alette Van Leur, Director, Sectoral...
At the occassion of the ILO-OECD Roundtable on Responsible Supply Chains in the Textile and Garment Sector, 29-30 September 2014
Partnership
Denmark signs new Partnership Programme with ILO worth $11.2 million
Agreement will provide flexible and predictable resources to the ILO's Regular Budget Supplementary Fund and to the joint ILO-IFC programme, Better Work
Corporate social responsibility
ILO and H&M sign unique agreement on sustainable global supply chains in the garment industry
New partnership will address industrial relations, wages, capacity building for social partners and skills development in global supply chains of the garment industry.
ILO SCORE-ETI Pilot Supplier Training Launched
The ILO and the Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) have jointly launched a pilot training project for China-based garment and footwear factories supplying ETI member companies.
Opening remarks delivered by Sandra Polaski, ILO Deputy Director General for Policy, during the “Multinational Enterprises, Development and...
Child labour and businesses: role and opportunities for investors
Socially responsible investing groups have long been involved in the worldwide movement against child labour. Investors are increasingly interested in gathering robust information about the way companies manage the risk of child labour in their...
320th session of the Governing Body
Luc Cortebeeck: “A major step forward was taken at this Governing Body session”
The 320th session of the ILO Governing Body drew to a close on 27 March 2014 in Geneva. In this interview, Workers’ Group Chair Luc Cortebeeck looks at several of the issues discussed during this session. Major topics included the application of...
Corporate Social Responsibility
Promoting responsible investment: ILO convenes CSR Roundtable
This year’s Roundtable will focus on how international organizations work with capital markets and policy makers to promote responsible investment, and how to encourage governments to promote good CSR practices.
319th Governing Body of the ILO
Interview with Luc Cortebeeck, Chair of the Workers’ Group of the ILO Governing Body
The 319th session of the ILO Governing Body recently drew to a close in Geneva. Tackled at this session were several issues concerning the economic crisis in Europe, workers’ rights and international migration. In this interview the Chair of the...
ILO expands engagement with multinational enterprises to improve productivity and working conditions in Chinese suppliers
The benefits of sustainable and responsible workplace practices
The ILO believes that the results of its first public-private partnership (PPP) to train Chinese suppliers of Switzerland’s second-largest retailer will show that small and medium enterprises (SMEs) can become more productive and competitive by...
Interview with Zakari Koudougou, Regional Secretary of UNI Africa
The Bureau for Workers’ Activities (ACTRAV) has been promoting several activities in support of trade union actions in trying to organize in multinational companies, using the ILO’s MNE Declaration and its standards. In September 2011 a meeting was...
Indonesia – Korea to promote responsible business practices and CSR
Responsible business practices and corporate social responsibility (CSR) have emerged around the world and in Indonesia as a new business strategy for long-term business sustainability. In Indonesia alone, there are over 200 garment factories that...
ILO - INA launch a website to support CSR
The International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Indonesian Netherlands Association (INA) launch today (29/11) a unique event to link businesses in Indonesia with local community programmes in support towards a more sustainable development in...