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 This edition loooks at the new 2008 version of SA8000 which has important changes and additions. It also reports on the ILO's adoption of a new framework to define its scope and activities. There have been varied responses to the new Chinese Labour Contract Law. We summarise the reactions. In other articles, we look at good practice in multi-stakeholder initiative governance to see if there are common features and lessons among MSIs for improved effectiveness, and report on a renewed emphasis on agriculture and development at the International labour Conference.
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The Spring edition of Ergon's focus on labour has been published. It includes articles on: the effect of economic downturn on migrant workers rights; labour standards incorporation in public procurement in the EU; managing labour rights in relation to sub-contractors in construction. It also looks at labour standards in Morocco, the labour rights dimension of the new Fairtrade standard on small holders and sets out useful resources on responsible restructuring and retrenchment. As usual, focus on labour also covers news from the field of labour rights. Click here to download |
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The January 2009 issue of focus on labour includes an in-depth look at how microfinance is being used increasingly to address decent work deficits among the poorest communities, as well as analysis of the new EU Directive on Agency Workers, an Ergon study on the social impact of cotton production and a review of labour standards and employment regulation in Russia. In addition, Annie Watson describes some of the strategies being developed by the international trade union movement in the face of globalisation. As usual, focus on labour also covers news from the field of labour rights. Click here to download |
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 Ergon has undertaken a literature review for the Expert Panel on Social, Environmental and Economic Performance (SEEP) of the International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC) on the Social Impacts of Global Cotton Production.
This review provides a detailed picture of the information sources available on the ‘social impacts’ of cotton cultivation in ten major cotton-growing countries: China, India, USA, Pakistan, Brazil, Uzbekistan, Turkey, Greece, Syria and Burkina Faso. ‘Social impacts’ include both ‘positive’ impacts relating to the role of cotton production in creating jobs and supporting livelihoods, and ‘negative’ impacts relating to illegal or unsustainable labour practices.
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 A good practice note on 'Family friendly working and work-life balance' has been published by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). Authored by Ergon, 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.
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