Worker engagement and the role of trade unions in due diligence

Feb 16, 2023 | 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Description

To ensure meaningful due diligence, companies need to actively engage with workers and trade unions in every step of the due diligence process. The session will provide an opportunity to reflect on the right to Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining and discuss the need for engaging trade unions and workers in the design, implementation and tracking of due diligence. Panellists will identify obstacles to meaningful worker engagement, share best practice examples, and discuss approaches how to improve worker engagement in the sector through, for example, workers’ access to data, training, use of worker voice tools and global framework agreements.

Presented by

Nazma Akter

Sommilito Garments Sramik Federation (SGSF)

President

Kenichi Tomiyoshi

Japan Textile Federation

Executive Vice President

Andrei Vasiliev

BESTSELLER

Social Impact Manager

https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrei-sergheevich-vasiliev/

Githa Roelans

Sustainable Enterprises Department,...

Head, Multinational Enterprises Unit

Veronica Nilsson

Trade Union Advisory Committee to the OECD (TUAC)

General Secretary

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