China to benefit from responsible business conduct in supply chains

05 March 2019

Delegates to a technical seminar on CSR in the electronics and textiles sectors discuss challenges and practices.

ILO SCORE - ETI Collaboration

12 February 2019

This video shows the initial results of the ETI SCORE collaboration with member lead-buyers from the UK and their chinese suppliers. The ETI-ILO SCORE project is running from February 2017 to February 2019 with funding from Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) via its develoPPP.de programme. DevelopPPP helps German and European companies conduct business activities in a responsible manner in line with the expectations of the Sustainable Development Goals. In the context of the SCORE initiative, ILO and ETI are cooperating with SEQUA, one of DevlopPPP’s designated partners charged with implementing the programme.

Decent Work in the Garment Sector Supply Chains in Asia

15 January 2019

The Decent Work in the Garment Sector Supply Chains in Asia project funded by the Government of Sweden, provides concrete follow-up to the resolution adopted in 2016 by the International Labour Conference concerning decent work in global supply chains.

Safety and Health in Lao PDR Supply Chains – A Vision Zero Fund project

09 October 2018

Transforming our world: A cooperative 2030 Cooperative contributions to SDG 12

20 June 2018

This brief is part of the Transforming our world: A cooperative 2030 series produced by the Committee for the Promotion and Advancement of Cooperatives (COPAC). Through a series of 17 briefs, one for each Sustainable Development Goal (SDG), COPAC hopes to raise awareness about the significant contributions of cooperative enterprises towards achieving the 2030 Agenda in a sustainable, inclusive and responsible way, and encourage continued support for their efforts. This brief focuses on SDG 12 – ensuring sustainable consumption and production patterns.

EU, business and labour org host forum on labour standards and trade, discuss decent work and sustainable trade in Philippine value chains

05 June 2018

The Delegation of the European Union to the Philippines (EUD), the European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (ECCP), the EU-Philippines Business Network (EPBN), and the International Labour Organization (ILO) have come together to host a forum entitled Labour Standards and Trade: A Discussion on Decent Work and Sustainable Trade in Philippine Value Chains.

Philippines pioneers responsible and ethical gold brand in Fashion Week

26 May 2018

The Philippines blazed the trail for responsible and ethical gold from artisanal and small-scale gold mines (ASGM) with the launch of the Compassionate Gold brand at the Philippine Fashion Week. The Compassionate Gold is among the innovative solutions to address child labour and to promote decent work.

From Obligation to Opportunity

07 May 2018

Scrutinizing the garment and textiles value chains to foster better working conditions in Vietnam and Indonesia

Positive class compromise in globalized production? The Freedom of Association Protocol in the Indonesian sportswear industry

01 March 2018

This article investigates the role of voluntary initiatives (VIs) as nongovernmental systems of labour regulation in global value chains (GVCs). To identify the conditions conducive to a more active role for labour in VIs, the authors apply Wright’s (2000) theory of the factors enabling positive class compromise to a VI implemented in the Indonesian sportswear industry and extend it to the more complex realities of GVCs. They conclude that if VIs are to create conditions under which decent work can be strengthened, the involvement of strong local labour organizations is required while producers’ and/or buyers’ dependence on workers’ cooperation acts as a catalyst.

Business opportunities and support services (BOSS) - Final evaluation

24 October 2017