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Multilateral Approaches to Global Supply Chainspdf Multilateral approaches to global supply chains 2019 Update Multilateral approaches to global supply chains 2019 Update Malte Drewes Copyright © International Labour Organization 2020 First published 2020 Publications of the International Labour Office enjoy copyright under Protocol 2 of the Universal Copyright Convention. Nevertheless, short excerpts from them may be reproduced without authorization, on condition that the source is indicated. For rights of reproduction or translation, application should be made to ILO Publishing (Rights and Licensing), International Labour Office, CH-1211 Geneva 22, Switzerland, or by email: [email protected]. The International Labour Office welcomes such applications. Libraries, institutions and other users registered with a reproduction rights organization may make copies in accordance with the licences issued to them for this purpose. Visit www.ifrro.org to find the reproduction rights organization in your country. ISBN: 9789220336298 (Web PDF) The designations employed in ILO publications, which are in conformity with United Nations practice, and the presentation of material therein do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the International Labour Office concerning the legal status of any country, area or territory or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers. The responsibility for opinions expressed in signed articles, studies and other contributions rests solely with their authors, and publication does not constitute an endorsement by the International Labour Office of the opinions expressed in them. Reference to names of firms and commercial products and processes does not imply their endorsement by the International Labour Office, and any failure to mention a particular firm, commercial product or process is not a sign of disapproval. Information on ILO publications and digital products can be found at: www.ilo.org/publns. Abstract This paper is an update of the 2016 International Labour Organization (ILO) Working Paper Multilateral Approaches to Global Supply Chains. The original paper served as an input for the 2016 International Labour Conference discussion on decent work in global supply chains. Regular updates of this document are foreseen under the ILO’s roadmap and programme of action on decent work in global supply chains of 2017-2021. The current version, which covers 2016 to 2019, also served as an input for the ILO background report for the Technical Meeting on Achieving Decent Work in Global Supply Chains held February 25-28, 2020. This update reviews several different organizations’ approaches, guidelines and standards, as well as select research and technical cooperation programmes related to global supply chains. Key words: Global supply chains, global value chains, multilateral supply chain governance, due diligence, decent work in global supply chains, standards, trade, supply chain development Acknowledgements: The author thanks Caitlin Helfrich, Wael Issa, Martin Ostermeier (DDG/P), Margaret Mottaz, Wolfgang Schiefer (MULTILATERALS), Githa Roelans, Lena Chiaravalli (ENTERPRISES), Marva Courley-Coulibaly (RESEARCH), Casper Edmonds, Maria Beatrix Mello da Cunha, Elvis Beytullayev, Francine Ndong, Waltteri Katajamaki (SECTOR) and Adam Greene (ACT/EMP) for valuable feedback and comments. Multilateral approaches to global supply chains 3 Contents Abstract .......................................................................................................................................... 3 Acronyms and Abbreviations ............................................................................................ 5 1. Introduction ......................................................................................................................... 8 2. Key economic institutions ....................................................................................................... 9 2.1 World Trade Organization ........................................................................................... 9 2.2 World Bank Group ...................................................................................................... 11 World Bank ............................................................................................................... 11 International Finance Corporation ....................................................................... 14 2.3 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development .............................. 16 2.4 G20 ................................................................................................................................ 20 2.5 G7 .................................................................................................................................. 22 3. United Nations system ..................................................................................................... 23 3.1 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development ........................................................... 23 3.2 United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights ................ 24 3.3 United Nations Global Compact ............................................................................... 26 3.4 United Nations Conference on Trade and Development ..................................... 28 3.5 International Trade Centre........................................................................................ 30 3.6 United Nations Industrial Development Organization ......................................... 31 3.7 Food and Agriculture Organization ......................................................................... 32 3.8 UN Regional Commissions ........................................................................................ 34 3.9 UN inter-agency initiatives ........................................................................................ 35 4. Selected regional organizations ..................................................................................... 37 4.1 European Union .......................................................................................................... 37 4.2 Association of Southeast Asian Nations .................................................................. 39 4.3 Economic Community of West African States ........................................................ 40 4.4 Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation .......................................................................... 41 5. Conclusions ........................................................................................................................ 42 Multilateral approaches to global supply chains 4 Acronyms and Abbreviations AfDB African Development Bank APEC Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation ASEAN Association of Southeast Asian Nations Asia-Pacific Research and Training Network ARTNeT on Trade BSR Business for Social Responsibility Comprehensive Economic and Trade CETA Agreement CFS Committee on World Food Security COFI FAO Sub-Committee Committee on Fish Trade CSR Corporate Social Responsibility DWGSC Decent Work in Global Supply Chains EATUC East African Trade Union Confederation European Bank for Reconstruction and EBRD Development EC European Commission ECOWAS Economic Community of West African States ESF Environmental and Social Framework EU European Union Food and Agriculture Organization of the FAO United Nations FDI Foreign Direct Investment FTA Free Trade Agreements G7 Group of Seven G20 Group of Twenty GEF Global Environment Facility Multilateral approaches to global supply chains 5 GSC Global Supply Chains GVC Global Value Chains International Bank for Reconstruction and IBRD Development ICAC International Cotton Advisory Committee Inter-Agency Coordination Group against Trafficking in ICAT Persons IFC International Finance Corporation ILC International Labour Conference ILO International Labour Organization IMF International Monetary Fund IOE International Organisation of Employers ISO International Organization for Standardization ITC International Trade Centre ITUC International Trade Union Confederation L20 Labour20 LEMM Labour and Employment Ministers MNE Multinational Enterprises NAP National Action Plan NCP National Contact Point OECD Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development OHCHR UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights OSH Occupational safety and health PS Performance Standards RBC Responsible Business Conduct SDG Sustainable Development Goals SEZ Special Economic Zone SME Small and medium-sized enterprises Multilateral approaches to global supply chains 6 TiVA Trade in Value-Added UN United Nations UNCTAD United Nations Conference on Trade and Development UNDP United Nations Development Programme UNECA UN Economic Commission for Africa UNECE UN Economic Commission for Europe UN Economic Commission for Latin America and UNECLAC the Caribbean UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and UNESCAP the Pacific UN Economic and Social Commission for Western UNESCWA Asia UNGPs United Nations Guiding Principles United Nations Industrial Development UNIDO Organization UN Landlocked Developing Countries and the UN-OHRLLS Small Island Developing States World Association of Investment Promotion WAIPA Agencies WBG World Bank Group WDR World Development Report WTO World Trade Organization Multilateral approaches to global supply chains 7 1. Introduction This paper is an update of the 2016 International Labour Organization (ILO) Working Paper Multilateral Approaches to Global Supply Chains. The
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