Abstract
This report illustrates the potential of the concept of global supply chains both for research on economic and labour dynamics and for development cooperation to contribute to regulatory compliance and decent work. To this end, the wine chain in Chile is analysed. Although this chain has been a positive example of insertion in global markets, where Chile ranks 4th in the world, with 7.8% of the volume and 4.9% of the total value of global wine exports, the average price of exported Chilean wine is still below the world average. In addition, large gaps in productivity and labour conditions persist between large wineries on the one hand, and smaller enterprises, especially those dedicated to the production and sale of grapes for the production of wine, on the other. A tripartite pilot project initiated by the Labour Directorate and the ILO, involving vineyards of different sizes and considering labour aspects of the supply chain, demonstrated the potential of global supply chain and due diligence concepts to improve labour compliance and working conditions.