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 The latest issue of focus on labour considers changes to the social compliance standard SA8000 including new definitions of child labour, working hours and living wage. We also analyse the varied reactions to the new Chinese labour code, in place since the start of the year, and a landmark declaration from the ILO which sets out a new vision for the organisation. This edition also contains a look at governance standards within multi-stakeholder initiatives, together with news from the field of labour rights.
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 The ILO has approved a new 'landmark declaration' which it claims 'marks the most important renewal of the Organisation since the adoption of the historic "Declaration of Philadelphia" in 1944'. The Declaration on Social Justice for a Fair Globalisation represents a wholesale restatement of the ILO's fundamental principles and its ways of working.
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 A new version of the workplace social compliance standard, SA8000, has been issued by Social Accountability International (SAI). They state that the compliance requirements of SA8000:2008 are broadly the same and that the majority of changes are clarifications in response to frequently asked questions. However, there are some interesting and significant new developments.
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 The General Assembly of the United Nations has agreed an additional target for the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) - the achievement of 'full and productive employment and decent work for all, including women and young people’.
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Ergon recently wrote a background paper for the DFID Labour Standards and Poverty Reduction Forum, looking at the potential for public procurement agencies to address labour standards in value chains supplying the UK public sector. The paper identifies various practical possibilities for incorporating support for labour standards within public procurement.
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