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3.2 A focus on employment relations

Instituting social dialogue, The ILO tripartite declaration balances the roles and responsibilities of
governments, multinationals, employers and workers. It gives advice on employment promotion as
it increases living standards and opportunities, especially in developing countries, security of
employment and training.

You can follow a particular advice on how to determine wages: you should take into consideration the
living needs of the workers and their family, the costs of health and alimentation in a country, the wage
level of the country and the productivity level.

Another aspect should be underlined: the importance for employers, in association with governments, to
provide vocational training and skills development to employees widening their professional opportunities
and strengthening their careers.

Regarding employment relations, the ILO 1998 Declaration institutes the freedom of association and the
right to collective bargain, the elimination of compulsory and child labour, and the fight against
discrimination in respect to employment and occupation.

In its Labour Principles for the UN Global Compact, you will find advice on how to effectively fight
discrimination at work especially regarding recruitment, remuneration, leave in general and maternal leave
specifically, job assignment, job and performance assessment and training opportunities.

Non discrimination means that a worker is chosen on the basis of their suitability to the job and there is no
distinction, preference or exclusion based on other grounds. The workplace is indeed recognized as one of
the strategic entry points to free society from discrimination. We advise you to issue clear company
policies and procedures for recruitment and job promotion, to provide staff training on a non
discriminatory basis, to be aware of disability, to adapt the physical working environment and working
hours to workers’ needs and conditions, to keep records on recruitment, training and promotion in order
to give a transparent overview of employees’ progression in the organization and to be aware of informal
cultural issues that prevent employees to raise concerns or complaints.