Community of practice on monitoring responsible public purchasing On behalf of Grant Thornton, Ethics at Work organised and facilitated a community of practice (CoP) on monitoring socially responsible public purchasing. The CoP was an initiative of Rijkswaterstaat, which is part of the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management, and responsible for the design, construction,…
Expert input for report For the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), we reviewed and provided content for a publication on the quality infrastructure in the era of the fourth industrial revolution. Our input focused on diversity, social inclusion and decent work. The report is available here.
FNV We have been engaged in several FNV projects. The Netherlands Trade Union Confederation (FNV) is the largest trade union in the Netherlands, with over 1.1 million members. Programme management and research We provide programme management support for Mondiaal FNV‘s activities in India. Mondiaal FNV supports projects in over 100 countries located in Africa, Asia,…
International Accord: transforming worker safety in the garment industry Project management Ethics at Work’s Bart Slob is responsible for the administrative and financial management of a large project aimed at making garment and textile factories in Pakistan safer for workers. It is contributing to improved working conditions for over 750,000 people, covering between 500 and…
Research and advice on labour rights in the garment sector Research on grievance mechanisms For Dutch trade union federation CNV, we examined the role trade unions can play in building and implementing effective international grievance mechanisms that help garment companies fulfil their due diligence obligations. Our focus was on the position and participation of local…
Advice on child labour for FairChain and Moyee Coffee We supported Moyee Coffee and FairChain Foundation in addressing child labour in Moyee’s coffee supply chains in Mizan and Limmu in Ethiopia, and in Kericho County in Kenya. FairChain’s approach focused on creating a living income for smallholder farmers and labourers in the coffee supply chain.…
We were involved in several programmes of Centre for the Promotion of Imports from developing countries (CBI), which is part of the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO). These are some of our activities for RVO and CBI: Programme management support We helped programme managers design and implement programmes and projects, such as CBI’s cocoa programme in…
Leadership and advice on decent work As the lead on decent work for the Challenge Fund for Youth Employment (CFYE), Ethics at Work’s Bart Slob was responsible for coordinating technical assistance on decent work, setting up and coordinating the implementation of a framework to assess job quality, and leading the development of a lean living…
Buyer consultation on the Bangladeshi seafood industry Before its merger with Kontali, the Seafood Trade Intelligence Portal (STIP) used global networks to bring together forward-thinking suppliers of seafood, buyers and investors. STIP’s products and services tracked developments in supply chains and enabled companies to find business partners that can meet their quality and sustainability requirements.…
Cocoa value chain development in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea The International Trade Centre (ITC) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, in close cooperation with the Centre for the Promotion of Imports from developing countries (CBI), work together in the fourth Netherlands Trust Fund Programme (NTF IV). The aim of this programme…
