Social Sustainability

Working Conditions

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Definition

Working conditions encompass the contractual and physical circumstances of employment: wages, working time, rest periods, leave, occupational safety and health, job security and freedom from harassment. Decent working conditions are a core component of the ILO's decent work agenda and SDG 8.

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Overview

How it is used

Social compliance schemes (amfori BSCI, Sedex/SMETA, SA8000) audit supplier working conditions; buyers set codes of conduct; CSRD ESRS S1 and S2 require disclosure of own-workforce and value-chain working conditions; investors assess labour practices.

Why it matters

Working conditions determine whether employment delivers dignity and security; they are the most direct measure of the social dimension of business conduct.