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Stuart Bell

Global Compact Labour Principles: a guide for business - 2 views

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Global Compact ILO

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  • Stuart Bell on 05 Aug 11
     
    Published by the Global Compact and the ILO, the Guide aims at helping companies understand and put the four labour principles into practice. In a question and answer format, the Guide provides a brief description of each labour principle, and provides practical guidance on what companies can do to respect, promote, and realize them.
Kirsten Newitt

G20 Labour and Employment Ministers' Conclusions - Paris, 26-27 September 2011 - 0 views

www.ilo.org/...index.htm

G20 crisis

shared by Kirsten Newitt on 29 Sep 11 - No Cached
  • To achieve these objectives, we ask our Leaders to consider the following policy recommendations: I – Improve active employment policies, particularly for young people and other vulnerable groups
  • II – Strengthen social protection by establishing social protection floors adapted to each country
  • III – Promote effective application of social and labour rights
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  • IV – Strengthen the coherence of economic and social policies
  • (8) Consolidate employment as a priority of economic policy
  • 9) Preparing our young people to find decent jobs
  • Accordingly, we agree on the following recommendations:
  • (10) Labour market policies for better social inclusion and access to jobs
  • (11) Employment policies informed by the contribution of relevant international organisations
  • Accordingly, we agree on the following recommendations: (15) Develop nationally defined social protection floors with a view to achieving strong, sustainable and balanced economic growth and social cohesion
  • (16) Encourage international organisations to coordinate their actions more effectively to help countries develop nationally determined social protection floors
  • (17) Ensure effective financing for the implementation of nationally determined social protection floors
  • (21) Ensure respect of the Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work
  • (22) Promote international labour standards
  • (26) Fully implement the 2008 Declaration on Social Justice for a Fair Globalisation
  • (27) Strengthen our policy coherence
  • (28) Further enhance coordination among international organisations
  • we recommend setting up an intergovernmental task force on employment, composed of the G20 representatives, with the contribution of relevant international organisations and consulting social partners as appropriate. The task force will provide input to the G20 Labour and Employment ministerial meeting to be held under the Mexican Presidency in 2012. Its objectives and mandate are set out in the Annex.
Kirsten Newitt

Cannes G20 Leaders' Final Declaration - 1 views

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crisis G20 employment social protection

shared by Kirsten Newitt on 07 Nov 11 - No Cached
  • Kirsten Newitt on 07 Nov 11
     
    Employment and social protection are both foregrounded in the opening paragraphs. Announcement of new Employment Taskforce, to be convened under the Mexican presidency, with an initial focus on youth unemployment. Several international organisations, including ILO, IMF, World Bank, to report to the G20 Finance ministers on best approaches to growth and job creation.
Stuart Bell

New updated BSCI Code of Conduct - 0 views

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codes of conduct supply chain labour bsci

shared by Stuart Bell on 21 Feb 14 - No Cached
  • Stuart Bell on 21 Feb 14
     
    "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'. "
Stuart Bell

Cooperation against trafficking: Major new initiative to protect women and girls from m... - 0 views

www.ilo.org/...index.htm

slavery trafficking

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  • Stuart Bell on 16 Jul 13
     
    "Over 100,000 girls and women in South Asia are set to benefit from a new initiative by the International Labour Organization and the UK Department for International Development, which aims to prevent trafficking within the region and to the Middle East. "
Kirsten Newitt

Wages in developed world slump for second time since banking crisis | Global developmen... - 0 views

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wages ILO

shared by Kirsten Newitt on 07 Dec 12 - No Cached
  • Wages in the developed world have fallen in real terms for the second time since the banking crisis, continuing the long-term trend of workers being made to cope on a smaller share of national income.Steep falls in pay packets in eastern Europe and a wage freeze across the richest western countries, including the UK, sent monthly salaries into reverse in 2011 after taking inflation into account, said the International Labour Organisation.
Stuart Bell

Better Work to Launch Programme in Bangladesh « Better Work - 0 views

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Bangladesh garments ILO

shared by Stuart Bell on 22 Oct 13 - No Cached
  • Stuart Bell on 22 Oct 13
     
    "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. "
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