Building Responsible Value Chains in Asia through the Promotion of Decent Work in Business Operations - Phase II – Laos, India, and Malaysia component

This programme is implemented in the context of an increasing demand on companies to respect human rights and labour rights in their operations and in their supply chains, including by conducting human rights due diligence (HRDD). At the same time, there is recognition that many challenges and opportunities for the realization of decent work in supply chains relate to structural and systemic issues at the national level that require collective action beyond what an individual company or the private sector can achieve on its own. Using the ILO Tripartite Declaration of Principles concerning Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy (MNE Declaration) as a framework for action, this programme aims at putting in place supportive measures to accompany enterprises’ efforts to promote compliance with national laws and respect for the principles of international standards, to promote human rights and labour rights in supply chains; and enhancing capacity, dialogue and collaboration among the ILO constituents and relevant stakeholders in the programme countries to foster an enabling environment for sustainable and responsible business practices and decent work. The ultimate objective is to promote inclusive, responsible and sustainable enterprises and decent work in supply chains in the specified sectors in the programme countries in Asia. Building on the Phase I of the project, The programme, funded by the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) will build on the experience and lessons learned from Phase Iand will expand to manufacturing sectors in three new target countries for Phase II (India, Japan, Lao PDR, and Malaysia). The programme adopts an approach based on dialogue aiming at building the capacity of the tripartite constituents to collaborate for creating an enabling environment for the promotion responsible business practices for the realization of decent work. Support will be provided to raise awareness and promote responsible business conduct (RBC) through the organization of dialogues in selected sectors based on the approach of the ILO MNE Declaration, and to advance the integration of labour rights in relevant policies including, where applicable, in national action plans on business and human rights. The programme will be facilitating peer-learning across countries. Capacity of enterprises will be strengthened to carry out HRDD by enhancing their understanding of responsible business conduct, the Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work, the ILO MNE Declaration and relevant tools and good practices.

Project symbol

RAS/24/51/JPN

Admin unit

DWT/CO-New Delhi
RO-Asia and the Pacific

Start date

14/02/2024

End date

31/03/2026

Total allocation

1503393

Total expenditure

Status

Active

1186985

Development Partners

Japan, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry

Country/Countries

India
Malaysia
Lao People's Democratic Republic

Outcomes

Outcome 4: Sustainable enterprises for inclusive growth and decent work
Outcome 3: Full and productive employment for just transitions