Decent Work in Global Supply Chains: Mapping the Work of the International Labour Organization

The article deals with the so far done International Labour Organization’s work on the crucial topic of decent work in global supply chains (GSCs). The discussion proceeds in several stages. First it highlights the main reason of the Organization’s long inaction on the phenomenon of GSCs. Second, it describes the work of the (2016) 105th Session of the International Labour Conference (ILC) dealing with this issue, by critically analyzing — inter alia — the conclusions achieved by the ILC on the topic. Finally, the article illustrates and discusses the further significant work recently undertaken by the ILO Governing Body