Given the demonstrable failure of corporate social responsibility schemes and multi-stakeholder initiatives, Worker-driven Social Responsibility (WSR) is the only existing model with the proven potential to afford protection for the most vulnerable and lowest-wage workers in global supply chains.
Read MoreChecking Boxes, Cheating Workers: How Social Audit Firms are Complicit in Labor Rights Abuses The failures of social auditing are widely documented. Yet over the past few decades, this form of private labor and human rights enforcement has become increasingly commonplace across industries from farms to factories to construction sites.
Read MoreThe Global Commission on Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking’s report “No country is immune: working together to end modern slavery & human trafficking” recommends the WSR model as a key solution to address, remediate, and prevent forced labor and human trafficking.
Read MoreNew report spells out Nike’s failures to address their human rights obligations - and highlights the complicity of the social auditing industry in undermining workers’ rights and putting clients’ commercial interests ahead of human rights obligations.
Read MoreA new collaboration was recently launched to bring the WSR model to Vermont’s construction industry. Migrant Justice’s Milk with Dignity program is well-respected in the region for its track record of protecting dairy workers’ human rights. A growing number of Migrant Justice members are working on construction sites, and recent news stories have revealed overcrowded housing conditions, putting pressure on the industry to act.
Read MorePart of what makes the WSR model unique is the focus on worker-to-worker empowerment and learning. One of the roles the WSR Network plays is facilitating this kind of learning and leadership among workers. This summer, one of our members, Migrant Justice, welcomed workers who were eager to learn more about the Milk with Dignity program.
Read MoreThe planet is heating up. In the month of July, the record for the hottest day on earth was made and then broken the following day. 2023 was the hottest year on record, and 2024 is on track to beat that record.
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