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.

  • 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.

As a special initiative of the UN Secretary-General, the United Nations Global Compact is a call to companies everywhere to align their operations and strategies with Ten Principles in the areas of human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption. Our ambition is to accelerate and scale the global collective impact of business by upholding the Ten Principles and delivering the Sustainable Development Goals through accountable companies and ecosystems that enable change. With more than 15,000 companies and 3,000 non-business signatories based in over 160 countries, and 69 Local Networks, the UN Global Compact is the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative — one Global Compact uniting business for a better world. For more information, follow @globalcompact on social media and visit our website at unglobalcompact.org.