ITUC Global Rights Index - 0 views
World of Work 2014 report: ILO: Countries investing in high quality jobs can make econo... - 1 views
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"The ILO's flagship report on the world of work shows, for the first time, that quality jobs can drive sustained growth in emerging and developing countries."
Ergon Update May 2014 - 0 views
Reflecting on Human Rights Impact Assessments | Ergon Associates - 0 views
Social auditing: time for a reboot | Ergon Associates - 1 views
Business as Usual is not an option - NYU Stern report on Bangladesh garment industry - 0 views
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Excellent and thorough report on Bangladesh garment industry - with historical and value chain analysis - arguing that endemic sub-contracting is unaddressed by current initiatives
Ergon news March 2014 - 0 views
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Latest news from Ergon
Factory flaws go live, National, Phnom Penh Post - 0 views
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Factory transparency from Better Work Cambodia The site, created and maintained by the International Labour Organization's (ILO) Better Factories Cambodia (BFC) program, will publicly name factories that violate two or more ILO workplace standards."
Confectionery: cocoa and child labour - 0 views
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Cocoa - only sustainable without child labour
New updated BSCI Code of Conduct - 0 views
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"The BSCI Code draws on important international labour standards protecting workers' rights such as International Labour Organization (ILO) conventions, declarations of the United Nations (UN) as well as guidelines of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). It sets out 11 core labour rights, which our participating companies and their business partners commit to incorporating within their supply chain in a step-by-step development approach. The 2014 version has been reinforced with new principles such as 'No Precarious Employment' and 'Ethical Business Behaviour'. "
Building standards for workers | Ergon Associates - 1 views
Modern slavery in UK supply chains: anyone's business? | Ergon Associates - 1 views
Human Rights Watch | 2014 annual review - 0 views
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"World Report 2014 is Human Rights Watch's 24th annual review of human rights practices around the globe"
New Fairtrade hired labour standard published - 1 views
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New FLO (Fairtrade) Standard for Hired Labour.
Latest Ergon Update January 2014 - 1 views
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Key developments in the field of labour standards, human rights and decent work that we think will move centre stage during the coming year.
Update November 2013: Ergon - 0 views
BBC News - Nepal's World Cup trail brings misery - 0 views
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Report on Nepalese migrant workers in Qatar. in wake of Amnesty International report on working conditions
Better Work to Launch Programme in Bangladesh « Better Work - 0 views
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"The International Labour Organization and International Finance Corporation have announced the establishment of a Better Work programme in the ready-made garment sector in Bangladesh. As with its other country programmes, Better Work Bangladesh is a partnership with government, employers, workers, international buyers and other relevant stakeholders. "
New ILO global report on child labour trends - 0 views
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"In contrast to the results reported in the 2010 Global Report... the newest estimates show that real advances have been made in the fight against child labour, particularly over the last four years. This means governments, workers and employers organisations, and civil society are on the right track and moving in the right direction. The investment, experience and attention paid to the elimination of child labour, with priority given to its worst forms, are clearly paying off. However good this news is, it has to be accompanied with an immediate reminder that success in this field can only be relative. As the assessment of the previous Global Report underlined, the progress is still too slow and its pace needs to pick up if the world community is going to come anywhere near to meeting the 2016 goal which it aims to achieve"