ILO Research paper No. 13

Corporate Social Responsibility in International Trade and Investment Agreements: Implications for States, Business and Workers

29 April 2016

This paper assesses the reference to CSR commitments in trade and investment agreements and finds that CSR language is relatively weak in terms of obligation, precision and delegation. Emphasising the potential to use the mechanisms that are provided in these agreements to activate and follow-up CSR commitments, it looks at what the implications could be for states, business and workers, and the potential ILO involvement.

Working paper

Regional Trade Agreements and domestic labour market regulation

11 May 2012

Employment Working Paper No. 120

Publication

Social Finance Working Paper #56: Strategies for unions to provide benefits and financial services to workers

08 May 2012

Experiences in the United States

Publication

The Global Crisis. Causes, responses and challenges (PDF)

17 June 2011

This important collection of essays brings together the main findings of ILO research since the start of the global financial and economic crisis in 2008. With contributions from diverse research disciplines, the volume provides new perspectives on employment and income-led growth and the role of regulation, and makes policy recommendations for the future.

Publication

The Global Crisis. Causes, responses and challenges

13 June 2011

This important collection of essays brings together the main findings of ILO research since the start of the global financial and economic crisis in 2008. With contributions from diverse research disciplines, the volume provides new perspectives on employment and income-led growth and the role of regulation, and makes policy recommendations for the future.

Publication

Employers' Handbook on HIV/AIDS - A guide for action - IOE/UNAIDS

01 May 2002