Council for Multilateral Business

Diplomacy

October 2013

Webinar AgendaMain outcomes of the ILO Governing BodyNew strategy on outreach to private sectorLinkages of ILO to global migration issuesLaunch of Child Labour Platform at the UN

Global Compact

Key GB ItemsTechnical CooperationYouth EmploymentDomestic WorkersFormalization of Informal Sector in Labor

Market Freedom of Association Administrative DevelopmentPost 2015 MDG GoalsAddressed separately: Migrant Workers and

WIDER Engagement with the Private Sector

Technical Cooperation: Trends and Perspectives since 2000

1. increase awareness in decent work for migrant workers

2. attention to development effectiveness and accountability of results

3. UN system of coherence at country level

4. development partners: new and old, including private sector

Technical Cooperation: Outreach

• Private Sector: key for development and investment

- Small and Medium Enterprises

• G20 relationship - G20 countries commit to recovery in employment

• World Bank • UN system

Youth Employment•Issues:

-population of youth is rising -lack of skills/ vocational

training provided -youth are first to lose jobs

during economic crises•Key needs:

-technical cooperation -multilateral support-trade-establishment of decent work-education and vocational

training -fiscal consolidation?

Will stimulate economy Creates transparency Addressing wage gap

between two sectors Aids in eradicating

poverty Stimulated by vocational

training

Formalization of Informal Sector in Labor Market

Domestic Workers too early to measure

significant impact of new standards

formalization of informal sector and protection of workers (especially children and women)

consensus for developing a global conference:- global awareness -sharing best-practices

labor inspections must impose sanctions for validity to ensure law compliance

Freedom of Association • Countries of Focus: -Cambodia, Fiji,

Philippines, Bahrain, Myanmar

• Issues Addressed: -unfair treatment of

trade unions-disregard of

workers’ rights -disregard of basic

human rights -recruitment of

underage children

Administrative Improved use of

technologyEstablishment of

sub committee reviews prior to conferences

Discussion on privileges and immunities of ILO on mission

Establishment of next agendas

Direction of the ILO Conference Agendas2015: Discussion on

small and medium enterprises and employment creation

2016: Discussion on

global supply chains and decent work

Post 2015 Agenda: GoalsDecent work: especially for youth

and womenPromote open markets Promote best practices in

domestic policyMatch supply and demand Increase private sector

investment Informal to Formal Economy Create sustainable jobs Establish social floor

Migrant Workers – UN High-Level Dialogue and ILO Role

• Migrants stimulate economy • Changing demographics• Technological changes• Fight against stigmatization• Costs of Migration must be

reduced:-transferring money home -health care -general cost of living

Setting the Stage for the ILO Role

Chair of Global Migration Group (UN agencies)

Swedish Preparations for Global Forum on Migration and Development in 2014First ever Business

RoundtableImportant civil society role

Search for Policy CoherenceImproved global governance on

migrationEnlightened labour market practices

Ethical recruitment practicesUniversal certifications and

qualificationsMobility of skills to meet demand

and supplyPension and retirement benefits

Options for migration managementBetter integration into second

countriesCircular migration policy options

The Need for WIDER Private Sector EngagementGrowth and diversification of supply

chainsGlobal corporate initiativesGrowth in demand for ILO knowledge

and outreachMoving beyond traditional ILO

tripartismSupply chain policies and practicesKnowledge and outreach on CSR and

socially responsible investmentMore active support from the ILO for

international initiatives

ILO

Governing Body DebateBroad consensus among all three groups

Direct contact with business can be useful

Global Compact and Ruggie PrinciplesEmployers:

Management principles of global operations

Channel through Employers’ BureauInterest in joint technical projects

Workers:Channel through both Employers and

Workers BureausCoherent system of advice

Governing Body DebateGovernment Views

Role in development and job creationCan help promote small and medium

enterprisesAlso transition from informal to informal

economySkills and lifelong learning will benefitReducing costs of doing businessStreamline opportunities for joint

technical projectsGuy Ryder, ILO Director GeneralPhoto: UN Multimedia

Child Labour PlatformMulti-stakeholder and multi-

sectoral forumHosted by the UN Global CompactStimulated by business interest in

eradicating extreme forms of child labourAgricultural sector (cocoa,

coffee, sugar cane)Textiles and apparelBut also other sectors (mining,

retail, domestic work)Leveraging change through global

supply chains

Photo: ILO

Child Labour Platform ServicesLinking global initiatives

with local initiativesIndustrial coalitions and

global action networksMobilizing for better laws

and labour inspectionsCooperative community

approaches

Information exchange on best practicesAlignment with ILO

ConventionsPeer learning and capacity

buildingGuidance toolsDue diligence and

remediation

Child labour Index 2012 – UN Global Compact/Maplecroft

Katherine HagenAlexandra Hall

Livia Beidermann

Photography and layout: R. Doggett, CMBD