The International Labour Organisation (ILO)…called a meeting of manufacturers, industry bodies, governments, and unions, who spent two days hammering out a compromise...The text, however, appears to commit them - voluntarily - to international standards, not national protectorates: "In countries in which the fundamental ILO core Conventions are not complied with, all parties should refer to them for guidance in their social policy."...Manufacturers who contributed to the text at the meeting included Cisco, Dell, Intel, Lenovo, Microsoft, Philips, Selectron, Sony, ST Micro, and Xerox. That's a start, at least. Apple…was not present at the meeting. Foxconn [part of Hon Hai], its subcontractor, was present. Elcoteq…which serves Nokia, was also absent.