Binding company-union agreements and their role in due diligence

Feb 21, 2024 | 9:15 AM - 10:30 AM
Room CC9

Description

This first session will consider the role that legally binding agreements, voluntarily entered into by companies and global trade unions, can play in identifying and addressing labour and human rights risks in garment and footwear supply chains. Representatives from brands, manufacturers, trade unions and government will share learnings from the negotiation and implementation of a number of existing agreements, as well as consider the importance of such agreements in the context of mandatory due diligence legislation. Interpretation is available in French.

Presented by

Atle Høie

IndustriALL Global Union

General Secretary

Bärbel Kofler

Member of the German Parliament and Parliamentary State Secretary

Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development

Hannah Koep-Andrieu

OECD Centre for Responsible Business Conduct

Head of Supply Chain Due Diligence

Kelly Fay Rodriguez

U.S. Department of State

Special Representative for International Labor Affairs

Ken Loo

Textile, Apparel, Footwear & Travel Goods Association, Cambodia

Secretary General

Mick Bride

PVH

Senior Vice President Corporate Responsibility, Global Affairs and Responsible Supply Chain

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