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Series How to fight sexual harassment at work? Empower women workers through trade unions
Brands serious about sustainable solutions beyond social audits should publicly report on the number of factories where workers are unionized, and the business incentives they offer to factories that respect workers’ freedom of association.
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Series Is 'worker voice' technology more than just kabuki theatre in the struggle for labour rights?
The scale, ubiquity, and systemic nature of rights abuse in supply chains calls for a more bold and innovative use of technology, to transform how workers and their representatives monitor and improve working conditions.
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Series New buzzword, same problem: How 'worker voice' initiatives are perpetuating the shortcomings of traditional social auditing
Ultimately, any initiative purporting to empower workers through worker voice is only as effective as its ability and willingness to disrupt power relations within global supply chains.
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Series Social audit reform options: towards auditor liability and multi-stakeholder oversight
Can the existing regime be improved so that it delivers real protections against the exploitation of workers?
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Series Social audits in the textile industry: How to control the controllers?
As audits are increasingly adopted by companies to fulfil their human rights due diligence obligations, transparency and liability should be minimum conditions.
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