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Supply chain labour rights laws
A summary of the laws, regulations and legal arguments that require business to conduct reasonable due diligence on its supply chains to check that the labour rights of workers are being respected.
Apr 28
Worker voice best practice
Many worker voice programs disappoint - but that's maybe because they are not set up the best way. This short worker voice best practice note tells you have to approach a program so everyone's needs can be met (workers, workplaces and sponsors).
Apr 27
What Is Worker Voice for?
If worker voice is not designed to benefit workers - then worker voice programs can disappoint everyone. What is worker voice for? Get this right and results can speak for themselves.
Apr 27
Section 301 - the accidental forced labour audit
Trump's USTR Section 301 investigations into forced labour practices have generated an authoritative public record of laws and enforcement gaps.
Apr 22
Is forced labour your financial crime?
Ethical sourcing, bank/corporate compliance teams and corporate treasury teams may face real liabilities — personal as well as corporate — if they authorise payments connected to supply chains tainted by forced labour. Forced labour also leads to financial crimes. This post explores the risks involved.
Apr 8
Continuous worker voice - data
Too much data can be just as unhelpful as too little. Continuous worker voice provides new opportunities to dig into data - and well-designed dashboards and tools are essential.
Mar 30
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Worker voice - improving surveys
Worker voice surveys have been around a long time. Yet they are not a standard component of labour rights due diligence processes for responsible and ethical sourcing teams. But there is now a better way.
Jul 16, 2025
Labour rights, a new focus?
There are new areas of risk emerging relating to labour (labor) rights - it's not just the traditional supply chain. This post gives examples of new focus issues for ethical, sustainability and human rights teams, and how to address them.
Jul 8, 2025
The humans are missing: Ask the workers
The humans (workers) are missing from human rights due diligence. What would an ideal technology platform look like to address this? These are the principles defining the Ask the workers approach - and also underwrite how the impact that the platform can make.
Jun 30, 2025
Effective ethical sourcing: part 1
Effective ethical sourcing means backing up sensible policies with effective actions. This post explores what that involves in practice.
May 29, 2025
Effective ethical sourcing: part 2
Effective ethical sourcing means backing up sensible policies with effective actions. This is part 2 of 3 posts exploring what that involves in practice.
May 29, 2025
Effective ethical sourcing: part 3
Effective ethical sourcing means backing up sensible policies with effective actions. This is part 3 of 3 posts exploring what that involves in practice.
May 29, 2025
Sharing worker data
Prompted by discussions we have had with several brands in the last two weeks, we explain how its possible to have worker data or worker voice collected via a single process and then shared with everyone who needs to see it, when they need to see it.
May 15, 2025
Continuous worker voice and workplaces (and suppliers)
Why should suppliers implement Ask The Workers. Read on here to see why continuous worker voice makes sense for suppliers.
May 15, 2025
Ethical sourcing policies could be increasing risks
What if ethical sourcing policies were increasing risks for Business rather than reducing them? This might be the case - here we explain why, and give some examples.
Apr 29, 2025
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