I fokus: anstændige jobs

Challenges and Opportunities for Gender Equality in a European Luxury Supply Chain

What is the significance of the prized “Made in Italy” label that is well known in the luxury world?

Harnessing the Power of Data in Supply Chains: Making Women Workers Count and Be Counted

We know that we are still a long way from achieving gender parity in the workplace—in part, because the data tells us so.

Women’s Empowerment Principles: Turning a Decade of Lessons into Ambitious Business Action

This year marks the 10th anniversary of the launch of the Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEPs), a set of values based on international standards to guide business action to create more gender-equal workplaces.

Purchasing Power: The Opportunity for Women’s Advancement in Procurement and Global Supply Chains

2020 is a critical year for gender equality and women’s rights.

The Shift to Digital Wages: Making Sure It Works for Women and Business

This year’s International Women’s Day focused on recognizing gender bias and taking action for equality, principles that are always present in our work at HERproject.

Business Action to Achieve Gender Equality in the Decisive Decade

As we enter the 2020s, BSR is eager to set the stage for how we can deliver gender equality in this decisive decade. The goalposts have been set: the Sustainable Development Goals state that we shouldn’t aim for global gender equality by 2030—we need to achieve it.

Jobs skal være anstændige både ude og hjemme

Indsatsen for anstændige jobs dækker mange og meget forskellige emner. Men det er ikke et blankt lærred. Arbejdet har været i gang i mere end 100 år.

Hvad er anstændige jobs i hotelbranchen?

Pludselig var der ingen gæster på hotellet. Hvad laver man så? Man får lukket hullerne i sin bæredygtighedsindsats, og prøver at holde fast, så medarbejderne også fremover kan bidrage til at tage ansvar for samfundet.

Lovgivning skal forhindre løndumping i transportbranchen

Alle chauffører, der kører indenrigs med bus eller lastbil i Danmark, skal fremover have en løn på niveau med den mest repræsentative i vejtransportbranchen. Det fremgår af et lovforslag, som regeringen har fremsat i Folketinget.

Gender Equality and Social Audits e-Learning

The resilience of global supply chains is intrinsically linked to the status of women on farms and in factories. In many industries, including agriculture, healthcare, apparel, and toys, women make up a majority of the workers.

Empowering Women in Toy Factories: Insights from Our Pilot in India

If you are buying a toy for your child, niece, or nephew, it was most likely made by a woman in China or India. Indeed, women make up over 60 percent of the global toy manufacturing workforce and are critical to its success. However, low-income women working at toy factories can face gender discrimination, harassment, and poor health conditions.

Can We Create a ‘Future of Work’ that Works for Women?

It wasn’t your typical business conference: youth from around the world danced in silent discos, Native women shared sacred words, and the Prime Minister of Canada made a 10-year commitment to women’s health.

“Du er nødt til at finde en måde, der faktisk ændrer systemet”

Et samarbejde mellem virksomheder og en global faglig organisation er på langt sigt den løsning, som H&M mener kan føre til ordentlig løn og ordentlige forhold for syersker i hele verden.

I verdens fattigste lande er et job ikke en garanti mod fattigdom

Hver fjerde lever under fattigdomsgrænsen i de fattigste lande i verden – og det selvom de er i arbejde. Den internationale arbejdsorganisation ILO kritiserer, at der ikke er nok fokus på, om det er muligt at leve for sin løn.