Ebook: Supply Chain Governance : Arguments for worker-driven enforcement

Social auditing has proven to be
ineffective in addressing rights
violations of workers in supply
chains.
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By contrast, worker-centred
enforcement – where workers
participate in the design and
oversight of enforcement
mechanisms – enables workers
to bring labour rights violations
to the attention of enterprises
without fear of retaliation.
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This brief summarises evidence
of social auditing failures, offers
arguments for worker-centred
enforcement, and identifies
key features of worker-centred
enforcement mechanisms that
best support the stated aims of
an European human rights due
diligence legislation.