Currently, it has been suggested that one way to determine if workplace practices match certain labour standards is through a system of monitoring and verification. Keeping a close watch over the implementation of and compliance with such standards has come to be known as monitoring, the results of which needs to be verified. Beyond these basic definitions there is no set system of monitoring and verification — though there are important items that the NGOs and trade unions involved in investigating the feasibility of such activities agree should be included in monitoring and verification.
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