Core labour standards in development cooperation agreements

The integration of a binding effect to social clauses according to numerous industrialized states is to ensure humanitarian labour standards and a sufficient level of social protection. As a rule, reference is made to the so-called "core labour standards", which are listed in a declaration issued by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and laid down in a total of eight ILO Conventions. Germany, as a donor country, is faced with the question of how far compliance with the core labour standards can, and should, be given binding force when carrying out development cooperation projects.