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4. Industrial relations ................................................................................................................... 48
4.1. Freedom of association ................................................................................................. 48
4.1.1. Civil liberties .................................................................................................... 49
4.1.2. The right to organize ......................................................................................... 51
4.1.3. The right to strike ............................................................................................. 51
4.1.4. State interference .............................................................................................. 56
4.1.5. Dismissal .......................................................................................................... 57
4.2. Employee–employer relations ...................................................................................... 59
4.2.1. Unionization ..................................................................................................... 59
4.2.2. Collective bargaining ........................................................................................ 59
4.2.3. Dispute resolution ............................................................................................. 61
4.2.4. Employment relations and contract labour ....................................................... 66
4.2.5. International framework agreements ................................................................ 69
4.2.6. Employee–employer relations .......................................................................... 71
4.2.7. High performance work practices ..................................................................... 75
4.2.8. Dialogue in times of change ............................................................................. 75
5. Human resources development ............................................................................................... 79
5.1. Recruitment trends ........................................................................................................ 79
5.2. Human resources development policies ........................................................................ 79
5.3. Investment in research and development ...................................................................... 80
5.4. Government initiatives to alleviate skills shortages ...................................................... 81
5.5. National skills development systems ............................................................................ 82
6. Corporate social responsibility and corporate governance ...................................................... 83
6.1. Corporate social responsibility in the oil industry ........................................................ 83
6.2. ILO MNE Declaration .................................................................................................. 84
6.3. OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises .......................................................... 86
6.4. Global Reporting Initiative ........................................................................................... 86
6.5. Local content ................................................................................................................. 86
6.6. Corporate governance ................................................................................................... 87
6.6.1. Costs of poor governance ................................................................................. 87
6.6.2. Voluntary principles on security and human rights ......................................... 88
6.6.3. Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative ................................................... 88
6.6.4. Initiatives for combating corruption ................................................................. 89
6.6.5. Protection for whistle-blowers .......................................................................... 90
6.7. The role of social dialogue in CSR ............................................................................... 91
6.7.1. Protecting indigenous people ............................................................................ 91
6.7.2. Procurement ...................................................................................................... 92
6.7.3. Sovereign wealth funds .................................................................................... 92
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