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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.

Commission working document covering EU policy and xisting measures in the context of MDGs, trade, procurement, bilateral development assistance etc

Trade negotiations -bilateral, regional or multilateral - routinely lead to debates on the implications for employment. Factual assessments of the employment and distributional impacts of trade agreements are, however, too often missing. This book tries to address this disconnect between the prominence of trade and employment linkages in the public debate and the relative absence of factual assessments of the employment implications of trade by taking stock of the most recent evidence, and by providing guidance on the design of tools to assess the employment impacts of trade.

Draft new Equator Principles for 60 day public consultation, including changes following new IFC Performance Standards and incorporation of UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights

Alastair Usher blogs on decent work in Brazil

John Ruggie on foreign investment in Myanmar, June 2012.

New report published by the Africa Progress Panel

Latest Update includes pieces on new IFC Performance Standards, freedom of association and development and the review of the Equator Principles.

Annual report from BSCI highlights improvements in audit results (28% audited factories and farms were rated "good" in the initial audit, followed by 51% in the re-audit) as well as capacity-building programmes. a focus on the agricultural sector is particularly highlighted.

Han Dongfang from the China Labour Bulletin looks at new directions for the ACFTU

EPW article, June 2012 Describes a programme to provide women living below the poverty line with maternity benefits.

24 September 2012

Update report on dissemination of the UN Principles and proposed work to promote it over the next year, including projects and case studies

Blog arguing for a Responsible Supply Chain Management model that creates 'CSR risk free sourcing and investment zones' through collaboration with governments and suporting enforcement, rather than pushing for improved standards through private initiatives and auditing

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.

Kirsten Newitt surveys the scope and impact of private sector labour standards initiatives, in a background paper commissioned by the World Bank for its 2012 World Development Report on Jobs

Major new research report that provides an assessment of the Chinese economy and recommendations for its medium term development strategy.

TUC welcomes the agreement between Indonesian unions and major sportswear brands