Abstract
This paper is an update of the 2016 International Labour Organization (ILO) Working Paper Multilateral Approaches to Global Supply Chains. The original paper served as an input for the 2016 International Labour Conference discussion on decent work in global supply chains. Regular updates of this document are foreseen under the ILO’s roadmap and programme of action on decent work in global supply chains of 2017-2021. The current version, which covers 2016 to 2019, also served as an input for the ILO background report for the Technical Meeting on Achieving Decent Work in Global Supply Chains held February 25-28, 2020.This update reviews several different organizations’ approaches, guidelines and standards, as well as select research and technical cooperation programmes related to global supply chains.