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Supporting Worker Empowerment - Including Support for Workers’ Assertion of their Human Rights - in the Supply Chain

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Summary

In recent years, companies have ramped up their efforts in the area of sustainable supply chain management. This Good Practice Note is focused on what businesses can do to better support workers in their supply chain, including through supporting workers’ assertion of their human rights. This Note explores some of the good practices, advantages and pitfalls related to working with suppliers and other stakeholders, especially trade unions, to support workers in the supply chain, including in assertion of their human rights.

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Issuer

United Nations Global Compact (UNGC)

Year

2012

Region

International

Policy Type

Other sustainability policy

Geographical scope

International

Mandatory or voluntary

Voluntary


Main industries targeted
  • Retail trade
  • Finance & Insurance
  • Administrative, Support, Waste Management
  • Education
Restrictiveness

Low

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
  • SDG 1: No Poverty
  • SDG 3: Good Health and Well-being
  • SDG 4: Quality Education
  • SDG 16: Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions

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