The Global Deal

Global Deal Webinar: Overcoming barriers to social dialogue in global supply chains - 18 May 2021

 

The Global Deal is organising a webinar series that will be held throughout May and June, examining how social dialogue can be used as a tool to deal with challenges in global supply chains, promote a gender-responsive recovery and contribute to due diligence.

The first webinar “Overcoming barriers to social dialogue in global supply chains” took place on 18 May 2021 at 14:30-16:00 (CET). In a global economy characterised by complex and highly competitive supply chains, social dialogue can be difficult to achieve. Yet it offers an opportunity to find “win-win-win” solutions by helping to deliver better working conditions, inclusive growth, stable industrial relations and shared approaches. This webinar identified obstacles to social dialogue and practical ways of overcoming these challenges, and presented findings from a collaboration between Global Deal partner Fair Wear Foundation and Cornell University’s New Conversations Project on “Social Dialogue in the 21th Century”.

 

You can watch the full webinar here and download the presentation by Jason Judd (ILR School, Cornell University)

Agenda

 

14.30

Welcome and introduction

Veronica Nilsson, Head of the Global Deal Support Unit

14.35 

Barriers to Social Dialogue: Main findings from “Social Dialogue for the 21st Century”

Jason Judd, Executive Director, New Conversations Project, ILR School, Cornell University

14.50 – 15.30

How can we do better?

Social Dialogue in Mexico: Is change on the way ?

  • Alex Covarrubias Valdenbro, Research Professor, The College of Sonora, Mexico

Experience with social dialogue and collective bargaining in Cambodia

  • Athit Kong, President, Coalition of Cambodian Apparel Workers Democratic Union (C.CAWDU)

Engaging in social dialogue: The view from employers

  • Anne Patricia Sutanto, Vice President Director, PT. Pan Brothers, Indonesia

Respecting and promoting social dialogue: What role for brands?  

  • Joy Roeterdink, Head of Corporate Social Responsibility, Suitsupply

Guiding brands and pursuing systemic change    

  • Tina Rogers, Coordinator Social Dialogue and External Relations, Fair Wear Foundation

15.30 – 16.00 

Discussion  and concluding remarks

 

 

 

 

 

 

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