• With the Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work
(1998) the member states of the ILO have committed themselves to the principles contained therein.
• To date, over 100 countries have ratified all the conventions.
• The member states are obliged to submit a yearly report about their
measures to achieve the principles of the agreement.
• The Tripartite Declaration of Principles concerning
Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy (2000) is directly
addressed to internationally active businesses and to the countries represented in the organization.
• The ILO declaration contains the basic norms of work and, in addition,
regulations for minimum wages.
• Trade unions can protest when business concerns fail to conform to
the agreed on principles.
• The ILO declaration treats only socio-political themes and is
supported by the social partners and the governments in developing countries.
