IFAs and CSR Represent Two Approaches to Industrial Relations at the International Level

Abstract

In recent years, IFAs (International Framework Agreement) and CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) have focused on building good and healthy partnerships between employers and employees, helping multinationals to develop a responsible public image and avoid social criticism for harming the interests of labour. Both IFAs and CSR are ways to build industrial relations at an international level. However, their limitations still exist. For example, inadequate regulation, incomplete enforcement, opaque procedures, and continuing disagreements between unions and some multinational companies over labour issues. At present, IFAs and CSR leave room to be improved, both of them are positive attempts to establish healthy industrial relations.