E-Courses
This section provides a list of recommended e-courses on several decent work topics. These self-learning courses are freely available to all companies and stakeholders.
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Labour Standards in Global Supply Chains
1. Responsible Business – Meeting Labour Standards in Global Supply Chains is a self-guided e-course on labour standards, designed for SMEs but relevant for companies of all sizes. The course provides an opportunity for companies to:
- Explore the content of international labour standards and code of conduct for suppliers
- Discover what entrepreneurs can do to improve their adherence to international principles and compliance with national law and corporate codes
- Understand that respecting workers’ rights and improving working conditions can be part of a competitive business strategy
The course offers short modules covering different decent work topics, and includes a Certificate of Participation upon completion of all modules:
- Orientation module on responsible business and code of conducts
- Occupational safety and health
- Wages and benefits
- Hours of work
- Child labour
- Forced labour
- Grievances
- Freedom of association and collective bargaining
- Equal opportunity and treatment
- Harassment in the workplace
This course was designed by the International Training Center, the training arm of the International Labour Organization (ITCILO).
2. Business and Decent Work – An introduction to the MNE Declaration is a self-guided e-learning module providing an introduction to the ILO’s Tripartite Declaration of Principles concerning Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy (MNE Declaration). The course is using real cases that highlight how the principles of the MNE Declaration can be put into practice to address a range of labour and employment issues in different contexts. This course is useful for managers in multinational enterprises, responsible for human resources, corporate social responsibility, community development programmes, public affairs, procurement, supply chain management and labour relations.
- Empowering Women at Work
- Disability in the Workplace
- Fair Recruitment