ICO meaning in Associations & Organizations ?

The Institute of Contemporary Observation (Simplified Chinese: 深圳当代社会观察研究所), founded on March 18, 2001, is a Chinese NGO committed to labor rights development and Corporate Social Responsibility. It promotes sustainable development in China through research, labor rights advocacy, social responsibility consultation, education and training, legal aid, community service, etc.

ICO monitors workers' living conditions and development and attempts to improve labor rights, promote the development of public policy and law, foster civil power for development, advance commerce, improve labor and capital relations and advance the harmonious development of society and economy. At the same time, ICO works with multinational corporations (MNC), international organizations and local institutions intimately to help MNCs enforce international labor standards within their supply-chain factories.