Trainer's guide for SMEs

Labour standards in global supply chains: How to meet them to become more competitive and sustainable. Trainer's guide for SMES and other enterprises

This trainer’s guide is a product of a collaboration between the EU-ILO-OECD Responsible Supply Chains in Asia Project and the ILO Sustaining Competitive and Responsible Enterprises (SCORE) Programme. The Responsible Supply Chains in Asia Project, funded by the European Union, is overseen by the Multinational Enterprises and Enterprise Engagement Unit (ENT/ MULTI) in the ILO’s Enterprises Department and managed by the ILO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific.

The purpose of this trainer's guide is to help enterprises, in particular small - and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), understand the origins of these international frameworks, code of conduct for suppliers and audits, the different areas that they cover and what enterprises can do to improve and demonstrate their adherence to international principles and compliance with national law and corporate codes.