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In our mid-year edition of the IOE Business and Human Rights Newsletter, the main takeaways come from two important meetings that recently took place at the International Labour Organization (ILO).

• Firstly, in the Tripartite Working Group Meeting on Decent Work in Supply Chains (ILO TWGSC), after tense discussions, the tripartite constituents succeeded in finding an agreement on consensus-based building blocks for the way forward for the ILO on this important topic. 
• The second key meeting was the annual International Labour Conference (ILC), where constituents agreed to include a safe and healthy working environment as the new fifth Fundamental Principle and Right at Work (FPRW). 

Separately, South Africa hosted the 5th Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour where delegates from around the world agreed to adopt the Durban Call to Action. Important news and updates regarding the OHCHR High-Commissioner Ms Bachelet and the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights are also covered in this edition. Other key topics include the highlights from the Stocktaking exercise of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises (MNE Guidelines), the G7, ISO and an analysis of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR).

 At regional and national level, there is good news from Uzbekistan where the country has succeeded in eradicating systemic forced labour and systemic child labour during the 2021 cotton production cycle. Lastly, important events related to these topics will take place throughout the rest of the year. You will find more information on these and many other developments within this newsletter and on IOE’s website. 

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