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The role of international and national labour organizations is distinct from both business and other elements of civil society. Internationally recognized labour standards, including the fundamental rights reflected in the Global Compact's ten principles, are developed in a tripartite process in which business and labour play critical and central roles.
Labour organizations are also actively involved in the ILO's supervisory procedures that seek to ensure that labour standards are implemented at the national level. There, trade unions often participate in tripartite bodies that include business, and social dialogue — including in the form of collective bargaining agreements — is practiced extensively. Such dialogue is beginning to expand to the global level and has helped to produce a number of global framework agreements between international trade union bodies and major companies, several of which are involved in the Global Compact.
The structures of the international trade union movement well equip it to coherently participate in the Global Compact. Being representative organizations, they bring to the table long traditions of internal democracy, transparency, and accountability to their members.
| Name | Country |
|---|---|
| International Federation of Chemical, Energy, Mine and General Workers' Unions (ICEM) | Switzerland |
| International Federation of Journalists | Belgium |
| International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) | Belgium |
| UNI Global Union | Switzerland |
| Union Sindical Obrera | Spain |
