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Modern slavery on the rise 10 years after Rana Plaza

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... the vast majority of companies have relationships with supplier factories that do not have trade union or collective bargaining agreements in place. Of the 160 companies assessed in 2022, just 5% of companies could evidence this for over three quarters ...

High modern slavery risk to ASX 300: ISS ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... mechanisms, and for suppliers, we are asking they ensure workers have the right to freedom of association and collective bargaining. "The companies we're focusing on are considered laggards or medium performers under the Modern Slavery Scorecard. At ...

BIG W joins Action Collaboration Transformation on Living Wages

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... improving wages in the global garment and footwear industry including improving purchasing practices linked to collective bargaining agreements aimed at implementing living wages, Big W said. "These are undoubtedly challenging times for all regions globally ...

Baptist World Aid Australia rates fashion companies on human rights

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2019  |  NEWS
... median grade of D for all companies. Only 8% of companies could demonstrate the presence of trade unions or collective bargaining agreements in all of their factories, while 21% could demonstrate the presence in the majority of factories. In the last ...

Improved disclosure in fashion supply chain: Baptist World Aid Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... 2018. Additionally, "the percentage of companies tracing the presence of democratically elected unions and collective bargaining agreements in their final stage factories has had significant improvement since 2013, increasing from 24% in 2013 to 44% ...

Fashion retailers increase reporting of human rights in supply chain: Baptist World Aid

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
... companies that could report that at least 50% of their suppliers had democratically- elected trade unions, or collective bargaining agreements has doubled since our 2016 research - however this is from a very low base. The proportion still languishes ...

Panel discussion: Investing and human rights

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
... Cope said. "There are also additional voluntary actions to promote and advance human rights. They include collective bargaining, forced labour and non-discrimination. It is a voluntary initiative, but one that is growing. Our companies are required to ...

Industrial relations: a vehicle for climate change mitigation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... workers on workplace environmental committees. "In the UK and also other countries in Europe, there has been collective bargaining over this issue," he said. "In some countries where they have a works council system in addition to trades union, they've ...

Gaps in retailers' labour and human rights policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... child labour, forced labour, health and safety, wages and working conditions, freedom of association and collective bargaining, and discrimination, harassment, physical and sexual violence. Those risks have been highlighted by recent tragedies such as ...

Majority of ASX200 lack formal labour, human rights policies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... Furthermore, only 23% of companies provide specific protections of freedom of association and the right to collective bargaining, areas in which Australian law and standards have evolved substantially in the past 15 years, the report noted. The report ...
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