Resources on supply chains

  1. Why settle for recovery? A guidance note on building back better micro & small enterprises and resilient market systems during crisis and after lockdown

    12 October 2020

  2. Note on the proceedings

    05 October 2020

    Technical Meeting on Achieving Decent Work in Global Supply Chains (Geneva, 25-28 February 2020)

  3. International labour standards and corporate social responsibility: the labour dimension of human rights due diligence

    Online course aims to strengthen the capacity of participants to understand the principles of international labour standards as they relate to company operations (including due diligence related to labour rights) and how those principles can be most effectively implemented in company operations.

  4. What are the challenges for large international companies to manage global supply chains?

    02 October 2020

    A message from Michael Elkin - Chief Technical Adviser of the ILO's SCORE programme - on the challenge that improving supply chain performance represents for many large companies, both international and local.

  5. Why companies and procurement professionals need to act more sustainably

    01 October 2020

    A message from Michael Elkin - Chief Technical Advisor of the ILO SCORE Programme - on child labour, forced labour and human trafficking in global supply chains and what can lead buyers do to overcome the challenges that give rise to them.

  6. For Journalists: An introduction to the Responsible Supply Chains in Asia (China) Programme

    01 October 2020

    This document is briefing summary of the key elements of the RSCA programme

  7. End the plight of stranded seafarers

    24 September 2020

    COVID-19 containment measures, travel restrictions and border closures, continue to make it increasingly difficult for ship operators worldwide to conduct required crew changes. The ILO, shipowners’ and seafarers’ organizations and UN bodies call to end the plight of seafarers and to fully respect seafarers’ rights.

  8. VZF Research Flyer

    15 September 2020

    As a central component of its strategy, the VZF seeks to improve the knowledge base on OSH and GSCs and the capacities to collect and analyse OSH data. Knowledge and data on OSH are essential for the development of effective strategies to ensure safer and healthier supply chains.

  9. ILO/Germany programme to protect garment workers affected by COVID-19

    08 September 2020

    The German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) is giving €14.5 million to an International Labour Organization (ILO) multi-donor programme to help garment sector workers in seven countries who have been affected by COVID-19.

  10. COVID-19: Impact on trade and employment in developing countries

    12 August 2020

    This policy brief addresses the impact of COVID-19 on global trade and the subsequent impact on employment, with an emphasis on implications for developing countries.