Global Supply Chains/Global Trade

Informal Workers, Social Audits and Human Rights Due Diligence in Supply Chains

In December 2020, the EU Council requested the EU Commission to draft a legal framework that would make it mandatory for all companies established...

Identifying and addressing risks of informal work in textile supply chains

• November 25, 2020
• Online
  Germany

Marlese von Broembsen, director of WIEGO’s law programme, presented at the German Partnership for Sustainable Textiles virtual event focusing...

Global Supply Chains in Times of COVID-19 – Global Labour University MOOC

• September 25, 2020
• Online

In August 2020, The Global Labour University launched a free self-paced Massive Open Online Course (MOOC), Global Supply Chains in Times...

Working in Garment Supply Chains: A Homeworker’s Toolkit (high-res)

The Working in Garment Supply Chains: A Homeworker’s Toolkit was developed in response to a demand by HNSA’s membership. It aims to offer...

Working in Garment Supply Chains: A Homeworker’s Toolkit (low-res)

The Working in Garment Supply Chains: A Homeworker’s Toolkit was developed in response to a demand by HNSA’s membership. It aims to offer...

WIEGO Law Programme Director discusses responsible business conduct for the protection of children’s rights

Marlese Von Broembsen, Director of WIEGO’s Law Programme, participated in a moderated virtual discussion on strengthening EU policy measures...

Women who work from home ‘shrouded in a cloak of invisibility’

“When we think of work-from-home, let us enable and promote better living and working conditions not just for the elite, but also for the...

Home-based workers in Bulgaria: Using the ILO Reporting Mechanism to Work

In Bulgaria, the Trade Union of Self-employed and Informal Workers (UNITY) has made significant gains advocating for homeworkers’ labour...

Les travailleuse·eur·s les plus vulnérables de l’industrie du vêtement ne sont pas dans les usines : Les marques mondiales doivent les protéger

Les travailleuse·eur·s au bas de la chaîne d’approvisionnement du vêtement – des travailleuses sous-traitantes à domicile, notamment des...

Las personas trabajadoras textiles más vulnerables no trabajan en fábricas: Las marcas mundiales deberían protegerlas

Las personas trabajadoras en la parte inferior de la cadena de suministro textil (trabajadoras subcontratadas, en su mayoría mujeres, que...