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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