Ergon

Ergon have written a Good Practice Note on Non-Discrimination and Equal Opportunity for the International Finance Corporation, the Private Sector arm of the World Bank Group. The Good Practice Note is part of a new suite of guidance from IFC on labour issues to accompany the organisation's soon-to-be-implemented new policies on labour rights.

The IFC has published a new guide on ILO Convention 169 and the Private Sector. The guide is intended as a practical guide for IFC clients which operate in countries that have ratified Convention 169 on Indigenous and Tribal Peoples. The guide has been prepared in response to the sometimes controversial experiences that IFC has had in recent years with private investments affecting indigenous peoples and their lands in Latin America.

Ergon wrote a guide on good practice in retrenchment for the International Finance Corporation, the Private Sector arm of the World Bank Group. The Good Practice Note is part of a  suite of guidance from IFC on labour issues to accompany the organisation's labour rights performance standard - PS2.

The Good Practice Note provides guidance to private sector companies operating in emerging markets on managing the retrenchment process in a socially responsible manner and in accordance with international standards and best practices.

Ergon researched and authored a good practice note on 'Family friendly working and work-life balance' for the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). The note sets out the case for family friendly working practices and includes examples of good practice, as well as a summary of the legislative framework covering maternity and paternity rights in countries of EBRD operation.

Ergon developed a practical guidance note on workers’ accommodation for IFC and EBRD. The guidance note covers the key issues that need to be addressed at different stages of projects – from planning workers’ accommodation to building and managing facilities – and also provides guidance on the provision of adequate sanitary conditions and facilities.

As part of their Performance Standards on labour and working conditions, both EBRD and IFC have requirements regarding the accommodation provided to workers and wanted guidance to assist both their social specialists but also consultants, clients and project sponsors in identifying key issues and standards related to the construction, operation and management of workers’ accommodation.