Supporting garment workers
Two bits of news:
Local Authority Pension Fund Forum (LAPFF) and IndustriALL webinar next week on the Employment Injury Scheme in Bangladesh. If you don’t know about the EIS this short event should give you all the info you need.
Please join the Local Authority Pension Fund Forum (LAPFF) and IndustriALL Global Union for a one-hour investor webinar on 21 May at 3pm UK/4pm CET, when we will explore the Employment Injury Scheme for ready-made garment workers in Bangladesh. Speakers will include trade union representatives, GIZ, and companies, TESCO and Fast Retailing, who will speak about the EIS and the impact it is already having.
The EIS pilot was created to bring Bangladesh, the world’s second largest exporter of garments, closer to comprehensive employment injury insurance. Such insurance is one of the most fundamental forms of social protection, an internationally recognized labour right central to building social resilience in the face of crises. The pilot is a concrete example of a social protection programme that is up and running: several dozen well-known brands and retailers are participating, and payouts from the pilot’s fund to affected workers are underway.
In the webinar you will learn more about this innovative programme, which brings together companies, trade unions, the government, supplier factories and the ILO to solve a sector-wide challenge. We will also discuss why the EIS is relevant to investors, and what they can do to support it.
The webinar will be moderated by John Gray, Vice Chair, LAPFF.
You can register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_GTOpIAg7QYqEuCb0mLUuig#/registration
A shameless request (from me) for sponsorship. I’m running a 50km trail run in early July, and thought I’d use this an opportunity to raise money.
So I’ve set up a Just Giving page to raise money for Labour Behind The Label who advocate on behalf of garment workers worldwide.
My page is here.
Any support much appreciated!