Resources on supply chains

  1. Combating forced labour and trafficking of Indonesia migrant workers (Phase II) - Final Evaluation

    24 October 2017

  2. Preventing trafficking in girls and young women for labour exploitation within China (CP-Ting Phase I) - Final Evaluation

    24 October 2017

  3. Micro and small enterprise development for pro-poor growth in Sri Lanka (ENTER-GROWTH) - Final Evaluation

    24 October 2017

  4. Corporate social responsibility in the Chinese textile industry - Final Evaluation

    24 October 2017

  5. ILO – Sweden Regional Meeting on Promoting Decent Work in Garment Sector Supply Chains in Asia

    Consultation meeting with ILO Constituents (Governments, Employers and Workers) from leading garment producing countries and key stakeholders from the sector, convened by the ILO and the Embassy of Sweden in Bangkok.

  6. ILO and ETI to bring SCORE Training to suppliers of international brands in Guangdong and Shanghai

    20 July 2017

    The ILO Office for China and Mongolia and Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) are cooperating to improve the productivity, competiveness and sustainability of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province and Shanghai.

  7. Linking jobs in global supply chains to demand

    18 August 2016

    This paper presents evidence on the number of jobs in global supply chains for 40 countries, and explores in detail whose demand these jobs depend on in terms of countries and sectors. The paper documents the rapidly increasing number of jobs supported by production linkages between emerging economies, and provides evidence on the so-called servicification of manufacturing. Wage shares drop when a sector increases its participation in global supply chains as a supplier.

  8. National voices from the cooperative movement at the International Labour Conference 2016

    03 June 2016

  9. Global voices from the cooperative movement at the International Labour Conference 2016

    03 June 2016

  10. Global Supply Chain Dynamics and Labour Governance: Implications for Social Upgrading

    13 May 2016

    This paper examines how the emergence and change of the fragmented cross-national production system affects social upgrading in developing countries, focusing on the impact of private governance on labour conditions and workers’ rights. It also discusses the role of private voluntary standards in governing labour relations in GSCs, and their limitations and tensions with buyers’ purchasing practices.