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About 11% of all GFAs include a reference to mediation or arbitration procedures. Therefore, in 2016 the 105th International Labour Conference commissioned the ILO to assist GUFs and MNCs in mediation and dispute settlement where appropriate. However, in the existing literature alternative dispute resolution constitutes uncharted territory when discussing mechanisms to strengthen compliance with GFAs.
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http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---ed_norm/---relconf/documents/meetingdocument/wcms_489115.pdf (accessed on 15.11.2016).
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See Chap. 4 for a literature review of the legal status of GFAs, which is unclear and disputed in academia.
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Own evaluation of GFAs (n = 115).
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Own calculation based on the annual reports of the companies.
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http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---ed_norm/---relconf/documents/meetingdocument/wcms_489115.pdf (accessed on 15.11.2016).
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The agreement signed by H&M does not refer in the mediation clause to the ILO, but it is stipulated that the agreement should be registered at the ILO.
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Hadwiger, F. (2018). Looking to the Future: Mediation and Arbitration Procedures for Global Framework Agreements. In: Contracting International Employee Participation. International Law and Economics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71099-0_9
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