Workshop on The Promotion of Responsible and Sustainable Enterprises in Business Education Current crisis and the Global Jobs Pact Global Jobs Pact José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs Executive Director, Employment Sector International Labour Organisation Geneva, Switzerland 18 February 2010
Objectives of this workshop Solidify Global Network, set objectives and develop • work plan: • Review program since 2009 workshop, including: – Concept Paper on “Locating the ILO Concept of Enterprise Sustainability within the CSR Discourse”; – Knowledge Sharing Platform; – Knowledge Sharing Platform; • Discuss further areas of possible cooperation between the ILO and business educators: – Collaborative research – Joint development of case studies and teaching/training materials – ILO technical cooperation projects • Agree on a collaborative work plan for 2010-11.
ILO Constitutional Mandates and Mission • 1919: Promote Social Justice « Whereas conditions of labour exist involving such injustice, hardship and privation to large numbers of people as to produce unrest so great that the peace and harmony of the world are imperilled; and an improvement of those conditions is urgently required »… – « as for example: by the regulations of the hours of work,… the prevention of unemployment,…the provision of an adequate living wage, the protection of the worker against sickness, disease and injury…, the protection of children, young persons and women, provision for old age, …recognition of the principle of freedom of association, the organization of vocational and tecnical education. » ( Preamble 1919 Constitution)
ILO Constitutional Mandates and Mission • 1944 Declaration concerning the aims and purposes of the ILO (Philadelphia) – Labour is not a commodity – Poverty anywhere constitutes a danger to prosperity everywhere – Lasting peace can be established only if it is based on – Lasting peace can be established only if it is based on social justice – All human beings … have the right to pursue both their material well-being and their spiritual development in conditions of freedom and dignity, of economic security and equal opportunity – It is the responsibility of the ILO to examine and consider all international economic and financial policies and measures in the light of this fundamental objective
ILO Constitutional Mandates and Mission 1944 Philadelphia Declaration continued: • • It is a solemn obligation of the ILO to further programmes among the nations of the world which will achieve : • Full employment and raising standards of living • Facilities for training • Policies in regard to wages and earnings and other • Policies in regard to wages and earnings and other conditions of work • The effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining , the cooperation of management and labour in the continuous improvement of productivity • The extension of social security
Defining CSR… Corporate social responsibility is a way in which enterprises give consideration to the impact of their operations on society and affirm their principles and values both in their own internal methods and and values both in their own internal methods and processes and in their interaction with other actors. CSR is a voluntary, enterprise-driven initiative and refers to activities that are considered to exceed compliance with the law . ILO Governing Body 2006
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