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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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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


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


Continuous worker voice: 3 steps to start
Continuous worker voice is ground-breaking. But it is easy to launch with suppliers and workers because the platform is simple. This blog explains how to start.
Mar 24


Stakeholders in supply chain due diligence - who are they?
New supply chain due diligence laws (proposed and being enacted) require buyers to complete reasonable due diligence including consulting with stakeholders. But who are these stakeholders?
Feb 2


Why Ask The Workers?
Taking someone's word for it is not due diligence. That's why an effective approach means we must Ask The Workers. Find out why this is becoming a new standard for labour rights due diligence.
Nov 26, 2025


How effective are your labor rights due diligence tools?
We set out a simple theory that can be used to assess the effectiveness of due diligence tools for worker rights in supply chains - and there is a free app coming shortly using this theory - watch this space.
Sep 29, 2025


A CFO briefing: Ask the workers
Implementing Ask the workers - a downloadable example briefing note for CFOs, including ROI and budget justification - 1 page summary and 4 page supporting note.
Sep 2, 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


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


A duty of care for business to workers?
Business should recognise its duty of care to workers in its locations and supply chains. Here's why and what government should do.
Mar 31, 2025


Ask the workers - our news
Ask the workers is our new brand - all the workers, all the time. And there's more news coming, including new technology and partnerships.
Mar 1, 2025


Bad ESG measurement is dangerous
We all want simple answers. But bad ESG measurement systems are dangerous – it can make things worse.
Nov 14, 2024


Worker voice data: 7 things to know
Important article setting out the limitations of worker voice data
Oct 12, 2024


Worker Voice
Worker voice and how it can be used to monitor workplace conditions and for human rights due diligence
Apr 30, 2024


Case study: Nitin Spinners
Transparency in 24 hours for Nitin Spinners on worker conditions. Nitin is one of the largest spinning mills in South Asia.
May 29, 2022
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