Tripartite Declaration of Principles on Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy

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The Tripartite Declaration of Principles on Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy is an agreement adopted at the 204th session of the Governing Body of the International Labor Organization (ILO) in November 1977 in Geneva . The current version was adopted at the 329th session of the IAA in March 2017.

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The Tripartite Declaration of Principles on Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy covers all issues " relevant to the ILO in relation to the social policy aspects of multinational corporations' operations, including job creation in developing countries ". The signatories are the member states of the ILO who have declared themselves ready to adhere to the principles set out in the agreement and to implement them through appropriate laws, policies and measures. The principles are intended as guidelines for multinational companies, governments and employers ' and workers' organizations (hence the term "tripartite").

The declaration contains a total of 59 rules on the topics:

  • Employment (employment promotion, equal opportunities and treatment, security of employment)
  • education
  • Working and living conditions (wages, benefits and working conditions, minimum age, occupational safety) and
  • Industrial relations (freedom of association and the right to organize, collective bargaining, advice, handling of complaints, settlement of industrial disputes).

Example principles

Some of the principles included are listed below as examples:

  • "Multinational corporations, in cooperation where appropriate with representatives of their workers or their workers' associations and government agencies, should prioritize the employment, professional development, promotion and promotion of host nationals at all levels." (Principle No. 18 from the area of ​​"Employment Promotion")
  • "Arbitrary discharge procedures should be avoided." (Principle No. 27, "Security of Employment")
  • "Multinational companies should not offer their employees less favorable wages, benefits and working conditions than comparable employers in the country concerned." (Principle No. 33, "Wages, Benefits and Working Conditions")
  • "Multinational companies as well as national companies should respect the minimum age for admission to employment or work in order to ensure the effective elimination of child labor." (Principle No. 36, "Minimum Age")
  • "The workers of multinational corporations should have the right, according to national law and practice, to have authoritative organizations of their choice recognized for the purpose of collective bargaining." (Principle No. 49, "Collective Bargaining")

Individual evidence

  1. ^ ILO: "Tripartite Declaration of Principles on Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy", Third Edition, Geneva 2001, ISBN 92-2-712637-6
  2. ↑ ibid, p. 1
  3. ↑ Herchen, Oliver: "Corporate Social Responsibility. How companies deal with their ethical responsibility", Norderstedt 2007, ISBN 978-3-8370-0262-1 , p. 47 f.

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