From Risk to Resilience: Trade unions, HREDD and a Just Transition

Feb 10, 2025 | 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

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Organised by: Clean Clothes Campaign (CCC), Public Eye The climate and nature crisis bring human rights risks to workers in garment supply chains. Social dialogue with trade unions and well-implemented HREDD processes are crucial to mitigate these risks for workers. Workers face direct threats from natural disasters and extreme weather events including floods and heatwaves and fires. They also face structural risks relating job losses, changing jobs, access to new jobs and deteriorating working conditions due to economic adjustments and changes in industry business models. These risks are compounded by existing violations of workers' rights including inadequate social protection, non-payment of living wages and restricted freedom of association. Unfair trading practices create and exacerbate these risks. Trade union involvement throughout the due diligence steps, especially in risk assessment, designing and implementing measures, and tracking implementation, is crucial for both the outcomes and the process itself. Trade unions ensure that the concerns and positions of garment workers, as primary rightsholders, are meaningfully included. Participants are invited to share their perspectives and practical experiences, and jointly explore actionable strategies to enhance resilience for a just transition in the sector. More information and registration