Tomorrow's #OECD Forum on Due Diligence in the Garment and Footwear Sector virtual side session "Cotton and Cotton Products Made With State-Imposed Forced Labor: When Disengagement Is The Only Responsible Course Of Action" will feature Jewher Ilham, Forced Labor Project Coordinator at the Worker Rights Consortium, along with representatives from the Cotton Campaign, Anti-Slavery International, and others. Register here for this Feb 13th 8:00am EST session: https://lnkd.in/eFQXebjW #OECDrbc
Worker Rights Consortium
民间和社会团体
Washington，District of Columbia 1,295 位关注者
Monitoring and enforcing labor rights in garment factories around the world
关于我们
The Worker Rights Consortium (WRC) is an independent labor rights monitoring organization. We investigate working conditions in factories around the globe. Our purpose is to document and combat sweatshop conditions; identify and expose the practices of global brands and retailers that perpetuate labor rights abuses; and protect the rights of workers who make apparel and other products. The WRC conducts independent, worker-centered investigations; issues public reports on factories producing for major brands; and aids workers at these factories in their efforts to end violations and defend their workplace rights. The WRC has investigators in twelve countries and works with hundreds of civil society organizations in Southeast Asia, East Asia, South Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, and sub-Saharan Africa. Decent conditions and wages for the world’s manufacturing workers requires systemic change in global supply chains of leading brand—change that brands and retailers will not voluntarily undertake. Toward this end, in addition to our factory-specific work, the WRC seeks to foster binding agreements between worker representatives and global corporations. In a global economy where meaningful public enforcement of labor standards is scant, and where voluntary “corporate social responsibility” programs have consistently failed to protect workers, enforceable private agreements—like the Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh, which the WRC helped to create and implement—are the best mechanism available to generate concrete gains for workers. Founded in 2000 by international labor rights experts, students, and leading universities, the WRC assists universities with enforcement of binding labor standards they have adopted to protect workers producing apparel and other goods bearing university logos. The WRC has university and college affiliates in the United States and Canada and works with government entities seeking to enforce human rights standards.
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https://workersrights.org/
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- 民间和社会团体
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- 11-50 人
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- Washington，District of Columbia
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- 非营利机构
- 创立
- 2000
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1990 K St NW
Suite 410
US，District of Columbia，Washington，20006
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Join the WRC’s virtual side session at the OECD - OCDE Forum on Due Diligence in the Garment and Footwear Sector today! Session starts at 9:30am New York / 2:30pm London / 3:30pm Paris. We will be joined by brilliant speakers who will showcase our collective experience in achieving corporate accountability through non-judicial remedy pathways. You’ll hear about how remediating supply chain violations like wage theft, union-busting and gender-based violence and harassment has contributed to strengthening rule of law in garment producing countries. Join us by signing up here: https://lnkd.in/g2snBpRm
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On February 10th, join the WRC’s virtual side session at the OECD - OCDE Forum on Due Diligence in the Garment and Footwear Sector! We will be joined by brilliant speakers who will showcase our collective experience in achieving corporate accountability through non-judicial remedy pathways. You’ll hear about how remediating supply chain violations like wage theft, union-busting and gender-based violence and harassment has contributed to strengthening rule of law in garment producing countries. Join us by signing up here: https://lnkd.in/g2snBpRm #garment #humanrights #duediligence #bizhumanrights #OECDForum
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ILO Convention 190 on Violence and Harassment in the World of Work is the fastest ratified convention of the past decade. Forty-five countries have ratified it since it was passed in June 2019. Visit this new website to learn more about using this convention to end gender-based violence and harassment at work: https://lnkd.in/exRY_rHc #C190inAction #16days #HumanRightsDay
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American Eagle Outfitters and Puma have ensured $1 million for laid off workers in Guatemala, a year after the closure of the Industrial Hana factory. The remaining buyer, Lucky Brand—owned jointly by Authentic Brands Group and SPARC Group (1/3 owned by Shein)—owes the outstanding $500,000 due to the workers. https://lnkd.in/eiCp6XZN
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Today marks the 11th anniversary of the tragic collapse of the Rana Plaza building in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which claimed the lives of over 1,100 garment workers and left thousands critically injured. On this solemn anniversary, the Accord pays tribute to the victims, the survivors, and those enduring the impact of one of the most devastating workplace disasters in modern history. Alongside our signatories and stakeholders, the Accord remains committed to ensuring that garment factory workers are safeguarded with a safe and healthy work environment as a fundamental principle and right at work. We urge more brands to join us in this effort by signing the Accord and putting worker safety at the core of their garment supply chains. https://lnkd.in/es7zy5Sk