Given the demonstrable failure of corporate social responsibility schemes and multi-stakeholder initiatives, Worker-driven Social Responsibility (WSR) is the only existing model with the proven potential to afford protection for the most vulnerable and lowest-wage workers in global supply chains.
Read MoreNew report spells out Nike’s failures to address their human rights obligations - and highlights the complicity of the social auditing industry in undermining workers’ rights and putting clients’ commercial interests ahead of human rights obligations.
Read MoreWhat is Worker-driven Social Responsibility? This fact sheet answers that question by clearly outlining the problems that workers face – and showing how the Worker-Driven Social Responsibility model addresses the root causes of those issues. Availble in both English and Spanish.
Read MoreThis report details the ongoing process of implementing the groundbreaking Anti-Gender-Based Violence and Harrasment Program at Nien Hsing, established in 2020 through landmark agreements based on the Worker-driven Social Responsibility model. Three years into the implementation of the program, major strides have been made to root out Gender-Based Violence and Harrasment (GBVH), progress achieved in spite of the enormous challenges generated by the Covid-19 pandemic – factory shutdowns, reduced orders and workforce size, and health-related barriers to conducting in-person trainings.
Read MoreThis week, Levi Strauss & Co., the iconic U.S.-based denim brand, became the 129th signatory of the Pakistan Accord. Finally, after years of global campaigning by workers’ unions and advocates, garment workers in Levi’s Pakistan supply chains will be able to go to work without having to fear for their lives.
Read MorePart of what makes the WSR model unique is the focus on worker-to-worker empowerment and learning. One of the roles the WSR Network plays is facilitating this kind of learning and leadership among workers. This summer, one of our members, Migrant Justice, welcomed workers who were eager to learn more about the Milk with Dignity program.
Read MoreThe planet is heating up. In the month of July, the record for the hottest day on earth was made and then broken the following day. 2023 was the hottest year on record, and 2024 is on track to beat that record.
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