| GB.268/MNE/1/1
268th Session Geneva, March 1997 |
| Subcommittee on Multinational Enterprises | MNE |
FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA
Follow-up on and promotion of the Tripartite Declaration of Principles concerning Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy
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a) Summary of reports submitted by governments and by
employers' and workers' organizations for the Sixth Survey on
the Effect Given to the Tripartite Declaration of Principles
concerning Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy
I. Principles contained in the Declaration
Background and aim (paragraphs 1-7)
General policies (paragraphs 8-12)
Employment (paragraphs 13-28)
Employment promotion (paragraphs 13-20)
Equality of opportunity and treatment (paragraphs 21-23)
Security of employment (paragraphs 24-28)
Training (paragraphs 29-32)
Conditions of work and life (paragraphs 33-39)
Wages, benefits and conditions of work (paragraphs 33-35)
Safety and health (paragraphs 36-39)
Industrial relations (paragraphs 40-58)
Freedom of association and the right to organize (paragraphs 41-47)
Collective bargaining (paragraphs 48-55)
Consultation (paragraph 56)
Examination of grievances (paragraph 57)
Settlement of industrial disputes (paragraph 58)
III. Promotion of the observance of the Declaration
IV. The Tripartite Declaration and various economic and industrial sectors
V. Disputes concerning interpretation of the provisions of the Declaration
Annexes
- Replies received from international trade secretariats
- Comments by governments on reports submitted by employers' and workers' organizations direct to the ILO
- Communications from governments, employers' and workers' organizations which did not submit reports
- List of international labour Conventions and Recommendations referred to in the Tripartite Declaration of Principles concerning Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy
References to Conventions and Recommendations in the Tripartite Declaration of Principles concerning Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy
List of Conventions and Recommendations adopted since 1986 which contain provisions relevant to the Declaration
Abbreviations(1)
| BIAC | Business and Industry Advisory Committee to the OECD |
| CEECs | Central and Eastern European countries |
| EPZ(s) | export processing zone(s) |
| EU | European Union |
| FDI | foreign direct investment |
| GB | Governing Body |
| GDP | gross domestic product |
| HRD | human resources development |
| ICFTU | International Confederation of Free Trade Unions |
| ILO | International Labour Office (or Organization) |
| IOE | International Organization of Employers |
| ISO | International Organization for Standardization |
| ITSs | International Trade Secretariats |
| NAFTA | North American Free Trade Agreement |
| NICs | newly industrializing countries |
| OECD | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
| OSH | occupational safety and health |
| MNE(s) | multinational enterprise(s) |
| SEZ(s) | special economic zone(s) |
| SME(s) | small and medium-sized enterprise(s) |
| SOE(s) | state-owned enterprises(s) |
| TUAC | Trade Union Advisory Committee to the OECD |
| UK | United Kingdom |
| UN | United Nations |
| UNDP | United Nations Development Programme |
| US | United States |
| WHO | World Health Organization |
| WTO | World Trade Organization |
1. The following appear in a relatively large number of replies. All other abbreviations referring to national or regional governmental institutions, employers' organizations, workers' organizations, programmes or non-governmental organizations, will be placed in brackets next to the full names, the first time that they are mentioned in a paragraph.