Summary of reports submitted by governments and by
employers' and workers' organizations for the Sixth Survey on
the Effect Given to the Tripartite Declaration of Principles
concerning Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy

Abbreviations

Introduction

I. Principles contained in the Declaration

II. Consultation with the representative employers' and workers' organizations
concerning this report

III. Promotion of the observance of the Declaration

IV. The Tripartite Declaration and various economic and industrial sectors

V. Disputes concerning interpretation of the provisions of the Declaration

Annexes

  1. Replies received from international trade secretariats
  2. Comments by governments on reports submitted by employers' and workers' organizations direct to the ILO
  3. Communications from governments, employers' and workers' organizations which did not submit reports
  4. List of international labour Conventions and Recommendations referred to in the Tripartite Declaration of Principles concerning Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy

Addendum

References to Conventions and Recommendations in the Tripartite Declaration of Principles concerning Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy

Addendum II

List of Conventions and Recommendations adopted since 1986 which contain provisions relevant to the Declaration

Abbreviations(1)

BIAC Business and Industry Advisory Committee to the OECD
CEECs Central and Eastern European countries
EPZ(s) export processing zone(s)
EU European Union
FDI foreign direct investment
GB Governing Body
GDP gross domestic product
HRD human resources development
ICFTU International Confederation of Free Trade Unions
ILO International Labour Office (or Organization)
IOE International Organization of Employers
ISO International Organization for Standardization
ITSs International Trade Secretariats
NAFTA North American Free Trade Agreement
NICs newly industrializing countries
OECD Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
OSH occupational safety and health
MNE(s) multinational enterprise(s)
SEZ(s) special economic zone(s)
SME(s) small and medium-sized enterprise(s)
SOE(s) state-owned enterprises(s)
TUAC Trade Union Advisory Committee to the OECD
UK United Kingdom
UN United Nations
UNDP United Nations Development Programme
US United States
WHO World Health Organization
WTO World Trade Organization

1. The following appear in a relatively large number of replies. All other abbreviations referring to national or regional governmental institutions, employers' organizations, workers' organizations, programmes or non-governmental organizations, will be placed in brackets next to the full names, the first time that they are mentioned in a paragraph.

Introduction of the survey