Research and analysis on supply chains

The ILO conducts significant research on topics relevant to supply chains, and has made a substantial contribution to knowledge ranging from enterprise-level issues to global estimates on trade-related employment. Most ILO research and analysis relevant to supply chains fall under a few main areas: the global functioning of supply chains and their impacts on jobs and development; their impacts on working conditions and labour rights; and, finally, the governance of labour within supply chains. Several resources are highlighted on this page and additional resources can be found on the ILO LabourDiscovery repository.

Publications

  1. Gap analysis of ILO normative and non-normative measures to ensure decent work in supply chains

  2. Decent work in a globalized economy: Lessons from public and private initiatives

  3. ILO Decent Work interventions in global supply chains - A synthesis review on lessons learned; what works and why, 2010-2019

  4. Decent work in global supply chains: An internal research review

  1. COVID-19 and multinational enterprises: Impacts on FDI, trade and decent work in Asia and the Pacific

  2. SCORE Training - Promoting the capacity of suppliers in global supply chains

  3. An analysis of multiparty bargaining models for global supply chains

  4. COVID-19 and maritime shipping & fishing

  5. Measuring child labour, forced labour and human trafficking in global supply chains: A global Input-Output approach

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