Multinational enterprises and inclusive development: Harnessing national social dialogue institutions to address the governance gap

This paper is a part of the research project of the Social Dialogue and Tripartism Unit of the Governance and Tripartism Department (DIALOGUE/GOVERNANCE) and the Multinational Enterprises and Enterprises Engagement Unit of the Enterprises Department (ENT/MULTI) whose main objective is to analyse and document country experiences in the area of tripartite social dialogue and multinational enterprises (MNEs) and foreign direct investment (FDI).

This paper is a part of the research project of the Social Dialogue and Tripartism Unit of the Governance and Tripartism Department (DIALOGUE/GOVERNANCE) and the Multinational Enterprises and Enterprises Engagement Unit of the Enterprises Department (ENT/MULTI) whose main objective is to analyse and document country experiences in the area of tripartite social dialogue and multinational enterprises (MNEs) and foreign direct investment (FDI).

The study contains many interesting findings that confirm the existence of opportunities for positive development, as well as numerous obstacles, for national social dialogue institutions to engage on and with MNEs. The paper presents some examples of national social dialogue institutions advancing the principles of the ILO Tripartite Declaration of Principles concerning Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy, and also areas where they could potentially become engaged.