Indicates whether the organization has a written policy to monitor, evaluate, and ensure its workers' freedom of association.
Worker Freedom of Association Policy (OI4364)
- Reporting Format Yes/No
- Metric Type Metric
- Metric Level Organization
- IRIS Metric Citation IRIS, 2021. Worker Freedom of Association Policy (OI4364). v5.2.
Footnote
Organizations should footnote the relevant details of their worker freedom of association policy, including how it is enforced. See usage guidance for further information.
Usage Guidance
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This metric is intended to capture the organization’s policy on Freedom of Association, which means allowing workers to form and join trade unions, worker associations, and worker councils or committees of their own choosing. Examples of relevant policies to footnote may include allowing workers to participate in the setting or revision of workplace rules and standards and distributing an employee handbook to all workers (written in their native language) that describes both legal requirements and the organization's policies and procedures on freedom of association.
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For further guidance, organizations can refer to International Labour Organization standards (http://www.ilo.org/global/standards/subjects-covered-by-international-labour-standards/freedom-of-association/lang--en/index.htm).
Impact Categories & Themes
Cross Category
Metrics identified as "cross-category" are those that are relevant to any IRIS+ Impact Category or Impact Theme (i.e., these metrics are not specific to any particular industry/category or theme).
SDG Goals & Targets
Decent Work and Economic Growth
- SDG Target 8.5
- SDG Target 8.6
- SDG Target 8.8
Reduced Inequality
- SDG Target 10.1
- SDG Target 10.2
- SDG Target 10.3
Metric History
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June 2022 - IRIS v5.3 Released (current version)
Immaterial change. Minor revision to usage guidance for clarity.
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January 2020 - IRIS v5.1 Released
No change.
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May 2019 - IRIS v5.0 Released
No change.
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March 2016 - IRIS v4.0 Released
New metric. Worker Freedom of Association Policy (OI4364) was developed via the IRIS Taxonomy Group.