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Application of International Labour Standards at the Enterprise Level Lessons from ILO Experience

Application of International Labour Standards at the Enterprise Level Lessons from ILO Experience Emily Sims MULTI. Overview. This presentation will briefly cover: Understanding the application of ILS to enterprises Issues in incorporating ILS in management systems Enterprises

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Application of International Labour Standards at the Enterprise Level Lessons from ILO Experience

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  1. Application of International Labour Standards at the Enterprise Level Lessons from ILO Experience Emily Sims MULTI

  2. Overview This presentation will briefly cover: • Understanding the application of ILS to enterprises • Issues in incorporating ILS in management systems • Enterprises • Value chains • Tools available from ILO

  3. Application of ILS to Firms Ratified Conventions Binding ILS National legislation Principles Non-binding Enterprise

  4. Application of FundamentalConventions to Firms Conventions Obligation Forced labour Child labour Discrimination Freedom of Association Collective Bargaining National legislation Principles Moral obligation Enterprise

  5. Cost? Assess? Manage? RISK RISK Competitive Position? Liabilities? Mitigate?

  6. To every problem, there is a solution that is simple, direct and wrong.  H.L. Mencken

  7. Key Lessons on Incorporating ILS in Management Systems • Ensure responsible companies have access to capital even if there are problems of compliance in the country • Ensure that compliance mechanisms don’t wipe out SMEs Invest in risk assessment and client capacity building for mitigation and managment

  8. ImplementingILS in Firms PRINCIPLES OF ILS EXPECTATIONS OF BUYERS, LENDERS BUSINESS STRATEGY MARKET PRESSURES Firm FIRM VALUES harmonize synergize EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM ENGAGEMENT OF WORKERS, INCLUDING THEIR REPRESENTATIVES FULL RESPECT OF WORKERS’ RIGHTS PRODUCTIVE AND COMPETITIVE ENTERPRISES

  9. End Consumer National Boundary Global Economy Large scale multi-outlet retailer Small-scale retailer Trans- National Company Buyers / Import Agents Specialised Buyers Trader or Export Agent Local Markets National Sector Operating in a business environment consisting of: Meta-level Macro-level Meso-level Micro-level Large-scale and/or Multi Plant Producer Small-scale Producer Small-scale Producer Raw Material Suppliers Preliminary Producer Traders Implementing ILS in Value Chains

  10. Tools: large-scale interventions Factory Improvement Programme

  11. Tools: building local capacity

  12. Key potential partners for IFC • ILO • Employers’ and Workers’ organisations • Public and private institutions

  13. Good luck!

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