All publications: responsible business conduct + multinational enterprises + trade + export processing zones + fair trade + free trade + trade liberalization + value chains + supply chains
ILO Working Paper 130
Sustainable industrial policies and strategies in the textiles and clothing sector: Lessons learned from Cambodia, Jordan and Viet Nam
Countries are increasingly adopting industrial strategies and policies in response to global crises and emerging economic trends. With regards to the textiles and clothing sector, industrial strategies and policies, when developed in an inclusive...
Trade for Jobs Uganda: Sector selection study
Examining job and export potential in nine sectors
Research brief
The wine supply chain in Chile: Lessons to analyse and improve regulatory compliance
This research brief highlights key trends in Chile’s wine industry, where exports have tripled since 2000, making Chile the fourth-largest wine exporter globally.
Working Paper 125
Adopting green measures in exporting firms: What are the effects on labour market outcomes?
This study contributes to the literature on the relationship between trade, labour and environmental sustainability by providing empirical evidence at the firm level. For this purpose, it first explores whether exporting firms are more likely than...
Report
The Skills development and employment situation in Indonesia's electronic sector: Navigating technological changes and labour transitions
The International Labour Organization (ILO), under the Skills Development and Responsible Business Conduct for Transition Project funded by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) of Japan, in collaboration with the Institute for Economic...
Toolkit
Good work! Human rights and labor rights due diligence tools for the garment sector in Argentina
This set of human rights due diligence (HRDD) tools address the specific labor risks and production structures identified in the previous sectoral assessment. This document describes the tools specifically designed for the Argentinean garment...
Executive summary
Navigating transformational changes and transitions in Thailand’s automotive manufacturing sector
The automotive manufacturing sector in Thailand is undergoing significant transformations, largely driven by technological advancements and the shifts towards electric and other low-carbon vehicles as part of the green revolution.
Final report
Navigating transformational changes and transitions
The automotive manufacturing sector in Thailand is undergoing significant transformations, largely driven by technological advancements and the shifts towards electric and other low-carbon vehicles as part of the green revolution.
Mapping the coffee value chain in Uganda
This report presents a value chain mapping and analysis of coffee in Uganda cariied uot in the framework of the CLEAR Supply Chains project. The report is a synthesis of key takeaways from relevant initiatives and research as well as consultation...
Mapping the coffee value chain in Honduras
This report presents a mapping and analysis of the coffee value chain in Honduras, carried out by the CLEAR Supply Chains project. It is a synthesis of key takeaways from relevant initiatives and research, as well as consultation with key...
Market systems development for a just transition: What does it really mean for donors and practitioners?
Fact sheet
Skills Development and Responsible Business Conduct for Transition in Thailand
Funded by the Government of Japan, the “Skills Development and Responsible Business Conduct for Transition” project is part of the Automotive Supply Chain Programme in Thailand. The purpose is to harness opportunities to improve human capital,...
Full report
Responsible Business Conduct and Human Rights Due Diligence: Good Practices of Japanese Companies Operating in Bangladesh, Cambodia and...
The ILO Office for Japan and the Research & Analysis Department of the Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO) signed a memorandum of understanding on joint research in October 2022 to conduct research on initiatives related to human rights...
The MNE Declaration and gender equality
Tripartism and social dialogue
Decent work and responsible business practices in Thailand’s automotive manufacturing sector
This research study provides an in-depth analysis of Thailand's automotive manufacturing supply chain and its status vis-à-vis decent work and responsible business conduct, particularly in the evolving context of global requirements for human rights...
Designing and implementing market-led interventions in forced displacement settings
Factsheet
Forced labour
ILO brief
Promoting gender equality through responsible business conduct: the role of governments, employers’ and workers’ organizations
This brief aims to highlight how responsible business conduct can promote gender equality in the world of work.
Value chain analysis of Suriname’s wood-processing sector
The main objective of the VCA is to identify opportunities for promoting inclusive and environmentally sustainable growth of the wood-processing sector in Suriname in a way that specifically targets small and medium enterprises (SMEs), promotes...
Study
Reducing Waste Towards a Just Transition: Work, Labour, and Value in the Informal Recycling Chain
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