Translation of "organisation internationale des employeurs industriels " (French → English) :

J. whereas the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights were agreed unanimously in the UN with the full support of EU Member States, the International Organisation of Employers and the International Chamber of Commerce, including support for the concept of a ‘smart mix’ of regulatory and voluntary action;

5. Stresses the impact which China has on the world economy, its responsibility to comply with minimum social standards and the importance of trade relations between the EU and China; stresses that observance of human and social rights is essential in the cooperation between the EU and China; underlines the importance of compliance with and a rapid implementation of all rules of the International Labour Organisation and the World Trade Organisation, including the right to freely form independent trade unions; supports the pursuit of decent pay and working conditions; calls for mutual respect for labour legislation, especially the pre ...[+++]vention of illegal forms of labour such as child labour and prison labour; notes the improvements made by the Chinese government regarding better conditions for employees, yet observes that workers’ rights are not always respected due to poor enforcement of labour laws and employers frequently failing to comply with environmental, health and safety standards, which thus leads to dangerous work environments; calls for a thorough improvement of the legislation concerned; stresses the importance of better supply-chain control with regard to working conditions; expects the Chinese government and Chinese firms to take the GSP+ as the standard for their everyday work;

- Additional Protocol (1995) to the European Social Charter, providing for a system of collective complaints, open, in particular, to international employers’ organisations and European trade unions and to NGOs with consultative status at the Council of Europe.

In June 1996, in the belief that the underlying causes were too complex for the phenomenon to be abolished quickly, the International Organisation of Employers, operating under ILO auspices, launched an initial action programme based on two principles: (a) the need to protect the health and future of children at work, and (b) the need to improve the type of work and reduce working hours, while contributing to the cost of such children's education.

A broad consensus emerged between the Member States, Members of Parliament, the Commission, international organisations (Council of Europe, UNESCO) and cultural organisations that the concept of culture also covers popular culture, mass-produced culture and everyday culture.

1. Before the period of secondment begins, the employer from which the national expert is to be seconded shall certify to the GSC that, throughout the period of secondment, the SNE will remain subject to the social security legislation applicable to the public administration or international organisation which employs the SNE and which will assume responsibility for expenses incurred abroad.