Union and worker engagement in practice - a workshop

Feb 12, 2025 | 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Room CC9

Description

This roundtable will bring together companies and trade unions representatives to discuss and promote a common understanding of engagement expectations under the Garment Guidance, specifically focusing on engaging worker representatives and trade unions on labor rights issues. The session will explore current best practices and discuss strategies for overcoming common challenges. Participants will also look at how to leverage stakeholder engagement requirements in due diligence laws to build capacity, avoiding tick-box approaches and bottlenecks in the process. More speakers to be confirmed.

Presented by

Athit Kong

Coalition of Cambodian Apparel Workers' Democratic Union (C.CAWDU)

President

Dorothy Lovell

OECD Centre for Responsible Business Conduct

Sector Lead, Garment and Footwear

Julia Thimm

Tchibo GmbH

Senior Manager Human Rights

Julia Bakutis

H&M Group

Social Impact, Global Production

Julia del Valle

OECD Centre for Responsible Business Conduct

Policy Analyst, Garment and Footwear Sector

https://www.linkedin.com/in/julia-del-valle-6761041a7/

Kalpona Akter

Bangladesh Centre for Worker Solidarity

Executive Director

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kalpona-akter-84ba12b/

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