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Advancing Responsible Supply Chains and Decent Work in Asia (RSC)

Responsible business conduct

Advancing Responsible Supply Chains and Decent Work in Asia (RSC)

Funded by the Government of Japan, the RSC project promotes decent work, supports more responsible and sustainable enterprises, and strengthens supply chain resilience across Asia.

Fostering an Enabling Environment for MSMEs to Promote Responsible Value Chains (FEE-RVC)
Workers from China at a garment factory in Okayama, Japan (June 2025)

Project

Fostering an Enabling Environment for MSMEs to Promote Responsible Value Chains (FEE-RVC)

Managing a decent future of work together in Asia-Pacific
Older and young worker celebrating work

Future of Work: APAC

Managing a decent future of work together in Asia-Pacific

The EU and ILO are working with nine countries across Asia and the Pacific to navigate the megatrends reshaping work, ranging from AI to ageing populations to climate change, and more.

Building Responsible Value Chains in Asia through the Promotion of Decent Work in Business Operations (Phase II)
Female workers polishing auto parts.

Project

Building Responsible Value Chains in Asia through the Promotion of Decent Work in Business Operations (Phase II)

Rebuilding better coconut economy: Integrated inclusive recovery model from Super Typhoon Rai (Odette) and overlaying crises
Workers position the coconut seedling on the ground

Sustainable enterprises

Rebuilding better coconut economy: Integrated inclusive recovery model from Super Typhoon Rai (Odette) and overlaying crises

The ILO project funded by the Government of Japan provides strategic support and guidance to local governments targeting coconut farmers and the working-age population who are greatly affect by the Super Typhoon Odette.

Skills Development and Responsible Business Conduct for Transition in Japan
Bekasi training centre funded by the government of Japan

Skills Development and Responsible Business Conduct for Transition in Japan

Skills Development and Responsible Business Conduct for Transition
Thailand is a leading automotive producer-exporter in ASEAN and the 10th largest in the world

Skills development and responsible business conduct

Skills Development and Responsible Business Conduct for Transition

Funded by Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, the project provides skills and other supportive measures to increase the capacities of enterprises in the automotive and electrical and electronics industries and supply chains to adopt...

Resilient, Inclusive and Sustainable Supply Chains Asia (RISSC) in Thailand
Thai automotive manufacturing workers

Tripartism and social dialogue

Resilient, Inclusive and Sustainable Supply Chains Asia (RISSC) in Thailand

Funded by the Government of Japan, the RISSC project aims to build more resilient, inclusive and sustainable global supply chains as an entry point and catalyst for advancing decent work, addressing human and labour right risks, and building forward...

Building Responsible Value Chains in Asia through the Promotion of Decent Work in Business Operations

Building Responsible Value Chains in Asia through the Promotion of Decent Work in Business Operations

This programme is implemented in the context of an increasing demand on companies to respect human rights and labour rights in their operations, and to promote respect for such rights in their supply chains, including by conducting due diligence.

Responsible Supply Chains in Asia - Viet Nam

EU, ILO, OECD Project

Responsible Supply Chains in Asia - Viet Nam

The Responsible Supply Chains in Asia programme aims to promote responsible business practices into the operations of multinational companies and their supply chains. Active in six Asian countries, the programme in the Vietnam is working to enhance...

Responsible Supply Chains in Asia - Myanmar

EU, ILO, OECD Project

Responsible Supply Chains in Asia - Myanmar

The Responsible Supply Chains in Asia programme aims to promote responsible business practices into the operations of multinational companies and their supply chains. Active in six Asian countries, the programme in the Myanmar is working to enhance...

Responsible Supply Chains in Asia - Philippines

Multinational enterprises and social policy, EU, ILO, OECD Project

Responsible Supply Chains in Asia - Philippines

The Responsible Supply Chains in Asia programme aims to promote responsible business practices into the operations of multinational companies and their supply chains. Active in six Asian countries, the programme in the Philippines is working to...

Responsible Supply Chains in Asia - Thailand

EU, ILO, OECD Project

Responsible Supply Chains in Asia - Thailand

The Responsible Supply Chains in Asia programme aims to promote responsible business practices into the operations of national and multinational companies and their supply chains. Active in six Asian countries, the programme in the Thailand is...

Responsible Supply Chains in Asia - Viet Nam

EU, ILO, OECD Project

Responsible Supply Chains in Asia - Viet Nam

The Responsible Supply Chains in Asia programme aims to promote responsible business practices into the operations of multinational companies and their supply chains. Active in six Asian countries, the programme in the Vietnam is working to enhance...

Promoting women’s economic empowerment at work through responsible business conduct in G7 countries

Promoting women’s economic empowerment at work through responsible business conduct in G7 countries

This project aims to support sustainable, inclusive and equitable economic growth by promoting women’s economic empowerment in public and private sector in G7 countries. This project is funded by the European Union Partnership Instrument. The ILO...

Promoting women’s economic empowerment at work through responsible business conduct in G7 countries

Promoting women’s economic empowerment at work through responsible business conduct in G7 countries

This project aims to support sustainable, inclusive and equitable economic growth by promoting women’s economic empowerment in public and private sector in G7 countries. This project is funded by the European Union Partnership Instrument. The ILO...

Supporting the definition and extension of a social protection floor (SPF) in Vanuatu and the Solomon Islands

Supporting the definition and extension of a social protection floor (SPF) in Vanuatu and the Solomon Islands

The project aims to support Solomon Islands and Vanuatu to develop progressively comprehensive social protection systems. The Social Protection Floor (SPF) Recommendation provides guidance to member countries in building nationally defined social...

Way Out of Informality: Facilitating Formalization of the Informal Economy in South Asia

Way Out of Informality: Facilitating Formalization of the Informal Economy in South Asia

The project aims to facilitate the formalization of some selected sectors in the informal economy and support the discouragement of informalisation of jobs and enterprises in the formal economy.

Partnership with Tokyo 2020

Partnership with Tokyo 2020

On 26 April 2018, the ILO and Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (Tokyo 2020) signed a partnership agreement aimed at promoting sustainability through the Tokyo 2020 Games.