CCC Reference Guide on Code Implementation & Verification
Section 1: Codes of labour practice

Overview of Resources on Codes of Conduct

Other resources than the one described above describing, analysing or otherwise discussing the CCC Model Code and other relevant codes:

• 2005, Wick, I: "Workers' tool or PR ploy?
  A guide to codes of international labour practice", 4rd REVISED EDITION.
  Friedrich Ebert Stiftung & SÜDWIND Institut für Ökonomie und Ökumene

• For more detailed information for a description why the model code was developed and a short look back.
  Codes, Monitoring, and Verification - Why The CCC is Involved

• Jan 2000, The new codes of conduct and the social partners, Dwight W. Justice, ICFTU

• 58 kb) May 2005, Joint Initiative on Corporate Accountability and Workers Rights. Draft Code of Labour Practice

• The Asia Monitor Resource Center (AMRC) published a book called " A critical guide to corporate codes of conduct ". This publication is a result of on-going attempts of labour organisations in Asian Transnational Corporations Monitoring Network (ATNC Monitoring Network) to understand the nature of corporate codes of conduct. In addition to the introduction to different corporate codes of conducts and the history of the development, the contributors include Apo Leong, Monina Wong, Junya Yimprasert, and Chang Dae-oup who show us both utility and limit of corporate code of conduct on the basis of different experiences in critically utilising corporate codes of conduct. The authors hope that this book contributes to identifying the conditions on which we can engage with TNCs’ codes, rather than falling back into the myths that they created. Price Outside Hong Kong: US$12 (including postage) Local by mail: HK$80 (including postage). AMRC offers a discount price for both local and overseas network partners. For contact details see http://www.amrc.org.hk/

• January 2003, MSN, ("What can your company do to ensure your products are made under humane conditions?" PDF format) This pamphlet offers suggestion on what companies can do to better assess and verify compliance with labour standards in their supply chains, and eliminate abuses where and when they arise.

• October 2003, World Bank. Company Codes of Conduct and International Standards: An Analytical Comparison. This paper is one of a series of research analyses the World Bank Group's Investment Climate Department has commissioned to determine the content of CSR codes of conduct in targeted industry sectors, and the extent to which code content derives from internationally agreed standards. It analyzes codes in three industry sectors -apparel, footwear, and light manufacturing; agribusiness and tourism and tries to assess whether there are any emerging trends in these industry sectors with regard to broad CSR categories such as human and labour rights, environmental standards, and social and community impacts.

• May 2002, "Voluntary approaches to Corporate Responsibility - Readings and a Resource guide". The United Nations Research Institute for Social development UNRISD, together with the The United Nations Non Governmental Liaison Service (UN-NGLS) last july published a new book called "Voluntary approaches to Corporate Responsibility - Readings and a Resource guide". The first section, "Corporate Codes of Conduct: Self-Regulation in a Global Economy", written by Rhys Jenkins, details the changes that have taken place in corporate regulation, explores what is behind the growing number of corporate codes of conduct, and describes the different stakeholders involved. Section two, Peter Utting's contribution on "Regulating Business via Multistakeholder Initiatives: A Preliminary Assessment", outlines the move from state-led regulation in the 1960s and 1970s, to corporate self-regulation in the 1980s and 1990s, to the more recent trend of co-regulation involving corporations, NGOs and multilateral organizations. Section three is Renato Alva Pino's survey of information sources on corporate social and environmental responsibility. This volume is available free of charge from NGLS or from UNRISD, contact tombez@unrisd.org

• March 2002, Codes of conduct not preventing worker abuse.
  By LAURA SLATTERY. Irish Times

• 2002, ILO. Self-regulation in the Workplace: Codes of Conduct, social labelling and socially responsible investment
  by Michael Urminsky (Multinational Enterprises Programme), ILO, 2002
  This working paper provides a comprehensive overview and analysis of a wide range of voluntary initiatives related to the world of work. It is an updated and more elaborate version of a ILO paper on codes of conduct by Janelle Diller of 1998.

• 2002, A book called "Corporate Responsibility and Labour Rights: Codes of Conduct in the Global Economy", edited by Rhys Jenkins, Gill Seyfang and Ruth Pearson. From the announcement: "Are Codes a progressive response to the globalization of production in the 21 st Century? Or are they a cynical response by Transnational corporations to the damaging accusations and campaigns of anti-globalization protestors? This volume provides a thorough exploration of different positions and experiences by presenting contributions from a wide range of stakeholders not generally represented in academic collections including corporations,international trade unions,women workers 'organizations, international campaigns for workers rights, government initiatives,NGOs and code monitors". Several people and organizations on this list have written chapters in it (including us). The book is published by Earthscan in London, ISBN 1 85383 931 0 (paperback) £17.95

• 2001, Corporate Codes of Conduct, Self-Regulation in a Global Economy
  by Rhys Jenkins, UNRISD. This paper sets out to explain in detail the changes that have taken place in corporate regulation; it explores the drivers that account for the growth of corporate codes of conduct, and the different stakeholders and interest groups involved, as well as the limitations and risks linked to the dissemination of these self-regulation instruments

• May 2001, Codes of Corporate Conduct: Expanded Review of their Contents. Working Papers On International Investment, Number 2001/6, OECD. Based on a slight extension of the inventory of more than 200 codes of corporate conduct collected for an earlier study, this paper takes a more in-depth look at the contents of the codes with respect to issue coverage and code implementation procedures.

• Sept 2001, Codes as a form of self regulation. The National Industrial Recovery Act in the U.S. and at its failure 1933 - 1935, by Sebastian Siegele.

• October 2001, Project Presentation and International Seminar of the Research Project 'Codes of Conduct and Monitoring'. A research project of the Hamburg University of Economics and Politics and the Hans-Böckler-Foundation (both in Germany) on codes and monitoring was concluded last year, when at a seminar in October the findings were presented and discussed with an audience of about 70 people, again from different parts of the world. The report of the seminar, including the papers contributed by the different speakers on subjects varying from gender and codes to the relation between codes and legal measures.

• Nov 2001, Report on Codes of Conduct in the Garment and Textile Industry Seminar Bangkok, Thailand. This seminar was jointly organised by DAGA (Documentation and Action Group Asia), URM-CCA (Urban Rural Mission - Christian Conference of Asia) and Bread for All (Switzerland) with assistance from AMRC (Asia Monitor Resource Centre) and HKCIC (Hong Kong Christian Industrial Committee). Objectives of the seminar were to get a better understanding of codes and to learn from each others experiences and debate issues such as: transparency, monitoring, verification, relationship of the south to consumer based campaigns and linking codes to trade agreement. Participants also wanted to define together ways and strategies to involve organisations and people of the local civil society in all this process

• March 2000, Codes of Conduct, Government Regulation, and Worker Organizing. First in a series of ETAG discussion papers on the debates and issues surrounding voluntary codes of conduct.

• Oct 2000, Human Rights and Social Standards - bad and good practices. Corporate Codes of Conduct - policy options for German Stakeholders?, Dr. Ronald Köpke. PdF file (87kb).

• Oct. 2000, report of the conference on "Global standards in focus"
  and the publication of Global Social Standards in Focus: Best Practices: Monitoring of Codes of Conduct.

• November 2000, Using Codes of Conduct: Some background for the CCC strategy debate, Newsletter 13

• December 2000, Thailand: Can Corporate Codes of Conduct Promote Labor Standards? Evidence from the Thai Footwear and Apparel Industries; Junya Yimprasert and Christopher Candland.

• March 1999, The Code Debate in Context: A Decade of Campaigning for Clean Clothes, by Nina Ascoly and Ineke Zeldenrust.

• June 1999, LARIC, Labour Rights in China's position on codes

• June 1998, Codes of Conduct for Transnational Corporations: An overview - Irene.