The 2025 edition of the Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) “Human Rights Due Diligence for Decent Work” will share the latest insights on how principles of international labour standards relate to company operations, how those principles can be most effectively promoted and implemented at enterprise level, the role of governments and businesses, and how employers’ and workers’ organizations can guide and support such business practices. The 2025 edition of the MOOC will include a specific focus on the key elements to consider when conducting due diligence in relation to working conditions, including working time, wages, and occupational safety and health, among others.

Human rights due diligence (HRDD) allows enterprises to uphold their responsibility to respect human rights as outlined in the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, the ILO Tripartite Declaration of Principles concerning Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy (MNE Declaration) and the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises on Responsible Business Conduct. It consists of a process by which companies can identify, prevent, and mitigate their actual and potential adverse impacts on human rights and account for how they address such impacts.

The MOOC aims to establish a common understanding of the ways in which businesses can contribute to the realization of decent work and the role that different actors play in promoting responsible and sustainable business practices, in which human rights due diligence plays a central role.

The MOOC is designed for a wide range of professionals from the public and the private sector, including businesses, government, social partners, and other stakeholders. It is particularly relevant for practitioners in the area of Responsible Business Conduct (RBC) and Human Rights Due Diligence (HRDD), government officials working at the intersection of trade, investment, labour and human rights, representatives of employers’ and workers’ organizations, business support services, civil society actors, multistakeholder initiatives, and academia.

Participation in the MOOC will allow participants to:

• Strengthen their knowledge on international labour standards, including the Fundamentals Principles and Rights at Work, for more effective HRDD processes;
• Learn about the latest trends, challenges and opportunities in human rights due diligence to advance decent work;
• Learn about specific guidance and good practices in human rights due diligence in support of decent work;
• Explore practical approaches for due diligence in relation to human rights at work with a specific focus on working conditions.

The training will be offered in English (with interpretation in French and Spanish) and delivered through the online training platform of the International Training Centre of the ILO (ITCILO). It will include the following elements:

• Six thematic webinars led by key experts
• Discussion forums for networking and exchange of experiences
• Eight self-guided thematic learning modules

The estimated time investment for participants to complete the MOOC is 18 hours. Participants can complete the self-guided modules at their own pace. For those unable to join webinar sessions live, recordings of all sessions will be made accessible on the ITCILO eCampus platform.

Participation in the course is free of charge. Upon completion of the six compulsory eLearning self-guided modules and one of the two optional modules, and after passing the final test, participants will receive a Certificate of Participation from the ITCILO.

Registration

Please register by 30 November 2025 via this link.

Contact

For more information, please contact us via e-mail mne-gsc@itcilo.org