HRDD at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and the International Labour Organization

Abstract

Abstract This chapter examines how human rights due diligence (HRDD) has been received and contested at two prominent intergovernmental organisations in transnational labour governance: the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the International Labour Organization (ILO). Drawing on insights from transnational governance and political science, it shows how HRDD’s framing and dynamics of forum shifting have enabled the OECD to adopt a leading role in explicating what HRDD entails when it comes to labour rights. The OECD has largely interpreted HRDD in a manner consistent with a managerial logic. Recognising the limitations of the OECD’s approach to HRDD, the international labour movement and non-governmental organisations have sought to pursue an alternative interpretation of HRDD at the ILO. To date, however, these efforts have proved largely unsuccessful.