The ILO aims to ensure that it serves the needs of working women and men by bringing together governments, employers and workers to set labour standards, develop policies and devise programmes. where workers and employers together have an equal voice with governments in its deliberations, shows social dialogue in action. It ensures that the views of the social partners are closely reflected in ILO labour standards, policies and programmes.

The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations (TUPE) protects employees' terms and conditions of employment when a business is transferred from one owner to another. Employees of the previous owner when the business changes hands automatically become employees of the new employer on the same terms and conditions. 

World Trade Organization is the successor of GATT and has 153 member nations. It creates trade agreements, is the authority for trade disputes and provides the basis for continued trade liberalization discussions.

North American Free Trade Agreement: Includes Canada, US and Mexico that went into effect in 1994 which involves free trade in goods, services, and investment.  The US is Canada and Mexico’s biggest trading partners.  The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is designed to eliminate tariff barriers and liberalize investment opportunities and trade in services.  Key provisions in NAFTA are labor and environmental agreement.

the Southern Common Market, established in 1991, which calls for free trade among member states & common external tariffs for nonmember states. Argentina, Paraguay, Brazil, & Uruguay are members; Chile is an associate member

Organization of Economic Co-Operation and Development - membership organization that provides comparable statistics of economic and social data worldwide and monitors trends of economic development.  30 member countries, has issued "Guidelines For Multinational Companies"

The mission of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is to promote policies that will improve the economic and social well-being of people around the world.

The OECD provides a forum in which governments can work together to share experiences and seek solutions to common problems. We work with governments to understand what drives economic, social and environmental change. We measure productivity and global flows of trade and investment. We analyse and compare data to predict future trends. We set international standards on a wide range of things, from agriculture and tax to the safety of chemicals.

We look, too, at issues that directly affect the lives of ordinary people, like how much they pay in taxes and social security, and how much leisure time they can take. We compare how different countries’ school systems are readying their young people for modern life, and how different countries’ pension systems will look after their citizens in old age.

Principles:

1. Notice

2. Consent

3. Purpose

4. Security

5. Dosclosure

6. Access

7. Accountability

The EU Directive on Data Protection prohibits the transfer of European citizens’ personal data to non-European countries that fail to meet the EU’s standards for privacy protection. The U.S. Department of Commerce, in collaboration with the European Commission, developed a “Safe Harbor Framework” that allows US companies to comply with the EU Directive through a set of Safe Harbor Privacy Principles.

• Notice - Individuals must be informed that their data is being collected and about how it will be used.
• Choice - Individuals must have the ability to opt out of the collection and forward transfer of the data to third parties.
• Onward Transfer - Transfers of data to third parties may only occur to other organizations that follow adequate data protection principles.
• Security - Reasonable efforts must be made to prevent loss of collected information.
• Data Integrity - Data must be relevant and reliable for the purpose it was collected for.
• Access - Individuals must be able to access information held about them, and correct or delete it if it is inaccurate.
• Enforcement - There must be effective means of enforcing these rules.

[edit]

• Principle 1 - Manner and purpose of collection of personal information
• Principle 2 - Solicitation of personal information from individual concerned
• Principle 3 - Solicitation of personal information generally
• Principle 4 - Storage and security of personal information
• Principle 5 - Information relating to records kept by record-keeper
• Principle 6 - Access to records containing personal information
• Principle 7 - Alteration of records containing personal information
• Principle 8 - Record-keeper to check accuracy etc of personal information before use
• Principle 9 - Personal information to be used only for relevant purposes
• Principle 10 - Limits on use of personal information
• Principle 11 - Limits on disclosure of personal information

Social Accountability International (SAI) is a non-governmental, multi-stakeholder organization whose mission is to advance the human rights of workers around the world. It partners to advance the human rights of workers and to eliminate sweatshops by promoting ethical working conditions, labor rights, corporate social responsibility and social dialogue.

Social Accountability 8000 (SA8000) has been developed by Social Accountability International (SAI), known until recently as the Council on Economic Priorities Accreditation Agency.

SAI is a non-profit affiliate of the Council on Economic Priorities (CEP).

SA8000 is promoted as a voluntary, universal standard for companies interested in auditing and certifying labour practices in their facilities and those of their suppliers and vendors. It is designed for independent third party certification.

SA8000 is based on the principles of international human rights norms as described in International Labour Organisation conventions, the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It measures the performance of companies in eight key areas: child labour, forced labour, health and safety, free association and collective bargaining, discrimination, disciplinary practices, working hours and compensation. SA8000 also provides for a social accountability management system to demonstrate ongoing conformance with the standard.

Asociation of Southeast Asia Nations

AIMS AND PURPOSES

As set out in the ASEAN Declaration, the aims and purposes of ASEAN are:

1. To accelerate the economic growth, social progress and cultural development in the region through joint endeavours in the spirit of equality and partnership in order to strengthen the foundation for a prosperous and peaceful community of Southeast Asian Nations;
2. To promote regional peace and stability through abiding respect for justice and the rule of law in the relationship among countries of the region and adherence to the principles of the United Nations Charter;
3. To promote active collaboration and mutual assistance on matters of common interest in the economic, social, cultural, technical, scientific and administrative fields;
4. To provide assistance to each other in the form of training and research facilities in the educational, professional, technical and administrative spheres;
5. To collaborate more effectively for the greater utilisation of their agriculture and industries, the expansion of their trade, including the study of the problems of international commodity trade, the improvement of their transportation and communications facilities and the raising of the living standards of their peoples;
6. To promote Southeast Asian studies; and
7. To maintain close and beneficial cooperation with existing international and regional organisations with similar aims and purposes, and explore all avenues for even closer cooperation among themselves.

APEC is the premier Asia-Pacific economic forum. Our primary goal is to support sustainable economic growth and prosperity in the Asia-Pacific region.  We are united in our drive to build a dynamic and harmonious Asia-Pacific community by championing free and open trade and investment, promoting and accelerating regional economic integration, encouraging economic and technical cooperation, enhancing human security, and facilitating a favorable and sustainable business environment. Our initiatives turn policy goals into concrete results and agreements into tangible benefits.

The anti-bribery provisions of the FCPA prohibit:

Issuers, domestic concerns, and any person from making use of interstate commerce corruptly, in furtherance of an offer or payment of anything of value to a foreign official, foreign political party, or candidate for political office, for the purpose of influencing any act of that foreign official in violation of the duty of that official, or to secure any improper advantage in order to obtain or retain business.

Part of the Dept. of Homeland Security

• Strengthening the security and integrity of the immigration system.
• Providing effective customer-oriented immigration benefit and information services.
• Supporting immigrants’ integration and participation in American civic culture.
• Promoting flexible and sound immigration policies and programs.
• Strengthening the infrastructure supporting the USCIS mission.
• Operating as a high-performance organization that promotes a highly talented workforce and a dynamic work culture.

Bureau of Immigration Customs and Enforcement 

What is the purpose of an I-9 audit conducted by ICE?

The purpose of an I-9 audit that is conducted by ICE is to detect the known employment of unauthorized workers by a U.S. employer.  I-9 audits also serve to detect if employers are discriminating against certain groups of workers based on their national origin or citizenship status during hiring, firing, recruiting or referring (for a fee).  The most common result from an ICE audit of an employer’s I-9 Forms is the discovery of errors on the I-9 forms that can lead to various monetary fines and other forms of lawful punishment by the government, including civil penalties and criminal prosecution.