🌎 Today, on World Day Against Human Trafficking, we're honored to announce that Verité was one of six organizations to receive the Award for Combatting Human Trafficking from the International Center for the Promotion of Human Rights (CIPDH), under the auspices of UNESCO. Since 2021, the CIPDH has recognized individuals and organizations that play a key role in combating human trafficking, whether it be identifying root causes of human trafficking, supporting survivors, or pursuing justice for victims. The distinguished organizations and individuals are: ◾️ MUJERES EN IGUALDAD For its ongoing commitment to building alliances among women, its activism and fight against Human Trafficking. ◾️ CENTRO POR LA JUSTICIA Y EL DERECHO INTERNACIONAL For its contribution to the protection of fundamental rights and the fight against Human Trafficking within the Inter-American Human Rights System. ◾️ VERITÉ For its continuous activism and advocacy in the fight against Human Trafficking and Forced Labor and its commitment to empowering workers. ◾️ FREE THE SLAVES For its global commitment to strengthening grassroots organizations that battle against Human Trafficking. ◾️ RED INFANCIA ROBADA For building horizontal networks in the defense of the rights of women, children, and adolescents. ◾️ MERCEDES ASSORATI For her outstanding career in the defense of Human Rights and the fight against Human Trafficking. 👉🏽 Learn more: https://bit.ly/4c6aZzS
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Our vision is a world where people work under safe, fair, and legal conditions.
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Verité is a global, nonprofit organization with a mission to ensure that people worldwide work under safe, fair, and legal conditions. Verité works with the largest corporations in the world to illuminate labor rights violations in their global supply chains and to resolve them to the benefit of companies and workers alike. Verité is a Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship and a Schwab Award for Social Entrepreneurship winner. A recognized leader fighting human trafficking and forced labor, Verité conducts research, training, consulting, and policy advocacy across a variety of sectors globally in over 70 countries.
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Approximately 28 million people are victims of human trafficking, including for sex and labor. This is not only a serious human rights issue, but also generates $236 billion in illicit profits. As we confront this global crisis, the crucial first step is for businesses to understand the risks and harms to the people working in their supply chains. On World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, Verité, in partnership with the U.S. Department of State’s Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, is highlighting the Responsible Sourcing Tool (RST), an open-source resource for procurement professionals in businesses and governments alike. The Base Toolset, a collection of 12 supply chain due diligence tools, serves as the foundation of all the sector-specific toolsets and is the most highly consulted resource on RST. Whether you represent a global brand, federal contractor, or small or medium-sized enterprise, RST’s Base Toolset offers technical guidance through tools on such key due diligence elements as: 1. Supply Chain Due Diligence Program Policies and Standards 2. Code of Conduct and Performance Benchmarking 3. Supply Chain Mapping and Risk Screening 4. Managing Labor Recruiters 5. Interviewing Migrant Workers 6. Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Compliance Plan 👉🏼 Explore the Responsible Sourcing Tool: https://bit.ly/4cXV5cp 👉🏼 Access the Base Toolset: https://bit.ly/46ocb0B #WorldDayAgainstTraffickingInPersons #EndHumanTrafficking
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Estimadas/ Estimados: El Centro Internacional para la Promoción de los Derechos Humanos bajo los Auspicios de UNESCO tiene el agrado de invitarle a la IV Edición de la entrega de Reconocimientos a Luchadoras y Luchadores contra la Trata de Personas, que entregaremos a 6 organismos, nacionales e internacionales. 📅 El 30 de julio a las 17.30h 📍 Legislatura, Salón Montevideo (Perú 160, CABA) 📖 Además, en esta oportunidad presentaremos la publicación “Trata de Personas. El Derecho a la Reparación” que forma parte de la Colección Temas en Derechos Humanos del CIPDH. 📚 Se entregarán ejemplares. 🔗 Más info e inscripción: https://lnkd.in/dPeHjbPx
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Today, the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) officially takes effect. Human Rights Due Diligence resources can help food and beverage companies get more prepared and build stronger HRDD systems. 👇🏼
🌱 Does your company strive to respect human rights in agricultural supply chains, but lack clarity on what good human rights due diligence (HRDD) requires or how to get there? 🧩 Verité’s newly released Farm Labor Due Diligence (FLDD) Maturity Benchmarking tool can help you take stock and fill in the missing puzzle pieces. The FLDD Maturity Benchmarking Tool allows companies to benchmark their current HRDD practices in agricultural supply chains, outlining clear pathways for improvement across each component of an HRDD system. This tool is the first in a series of resources and guidance coming soon from Verité’s Farm Labor Due Diligence Initiative, encapsulating decades’ worth of research, on-the-ground learnings, and HRDD best practices in bite-size benchmarks. What’s different about this Benchmarking Tool? 🌾 Lays out a comprehensive framework for effective HRDD in agriculture. 📶 Provides simple maturity pathways from "Basic" to “Established” to "Leadership" for all elements of HRDD. 🌱 Includes tailored guidance for the critical "first mile" of supply chains (farm level to the first point of crop aggregation). Who Should Use It? 🔹 Retailers, brands, traders, processors, cooperatives, and other farmer organizations in the food and agricultural sector. 🔹🔹 Sustainability and human rights teams, buyers, supply chain managers, and others who want to identify gaps and opportunities to improve their HRDD systems. 🔹🔹🔹 Businesses that want to be smart about prioritizing their HRDD efforts and investments. 👉🏼 Download the FLDD Maturity Benchmarking Tool: https://bit.ly/4eJj6oA 👉🏼 Learn more about the FLDD Initiative: https://bit.ly/45IBLwG #farmlaborduediligence #HRDD #supplychains
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In Côte-d’Ivoire, the Forced Labor Indicators Project (FLIP) forged on toward raising awareness of forced labor and building strong networks with some of the country’s most influential leaders. Before a forced labor indicators and human trafficking training, the FLIP team's Frederic Taly meets and greets His Majesty Awoulae Tonoe Amon the King of the Nzima Kotoko kingdom and the head of all kings and traditional chiefs of Côte-d’Ivoire. "I was honored to give the FLIP training at Yamoussoukro, the headquarters of the Ivorian kings and traditional chiefs. I felt relieved when the head of the kings openly appreciated our presentation with positive feedback on the quality of the content, which can be sensitive and complex." - Frederic Taly // En Côte d'Ivoire, le Projet FLIP a poursuivi ses efforts de sensibilisation au travail forcé et établi des réseaux solides avec certains des leaders les plus influents du pays. Avant une formation sur les indicateurs du travail forcé et la traite des êtres humains, Frederic Taly de l'equipe FLIP a eu l'honneur de rencontrer et de saluer le directoire des rois et chefs traditionnels de Côte-d’Ivoire, y Sa Majesté Awoulae Tonoe Amon, Roi du royaume Nzima Kotoko et chef de tous les rois et chefs traditionnels de Côte d'Ivoire. "J'ai eu l'honneur d’effectuer la formation FLIP à Yamoussoukro au siège des rois et chefs traditionnels ivoiriens. J'ai été soulagé lorsque le chef des rois a ouvertement apprécié notre présentation avec des retours positifs sur la qualité du contenu, qui peut être sensible et complexe." - Frederic Taly
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🤔¿Te interesa recibir nuevas herramientas para saber identificar los procesos de reclutamiento éticos? El Proyecto PERIPLO, organizaciones aliadas y diversas empresas agrícolas en México unieron sus saberes y experiencias para crear esta caja de herramientas para la implementación del reclutamiento ético y la contratación equitativa en el sector. 👉Descárgala gratis aquí y ayúdanos a crear un campo más digno para todas las personas: https://lnkd.in/eA5rUqi
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The Senderos project implements comprehensive trainings on labor rights and resources issues, working in close coordination with the Mexican government, the private sector, and farmworkers. The initiative also includes ready-to-use resources for sugarcane and tobacco workers on key topics, such as: - Child labor and forced labor - Health and Safety - Prevention of Violence at the Workplace - Remedy Options - First Aid Basics - Social Security Find them here 👉🏽 https://bit.ly/4bSNWsv World Vision
On the fourth anniversary of the #USMCA, check out the reflections of Rocío Piedra Avilés, a chemical engineer and 15-year veteran of the Tala Sugar Mill in Jalisco, Mexico, about the impact of our USMCA programming on farmworkers’ lives. Learn more about the important work done through the Senderos project and other USMCA-funded programs: https://lnkd.in/eKwDNkKJ https://lnkd.in/e6Kf3vph
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📣 ¡Una novedad emocionante! Ya está disponible la "Caja de Herramientas para la Implementación del Reclutamiento Ético y la Contratación Equitativa en el sector agrícola en #México". Esta herramienta tiene por objetivo presentar a las empresas y empleadores agrícolas recursos prácticos para la implementación del reclutamiento ético y la contratación equitativa desde una perspectiva de #debidadiligencia y sistemas de gestión. Recursos específicos de la caja de herramientas: • Marco de referencia • Autoevaluación • Código de conducta • Plan de acción • Monitoreo y evaluación • Mecanismos de queja y comunicación • Revisión del sistema 👉🏽 Accede la caja de herramientas aquí: https://lnkd.in/eA5rUqi Esta caja de herramientas fue posible gracias a la colaboración de nuestros socios Organización Internacional de Trabajo, Fundación Avina, Ahifores Oficial , Proyecto Periplo
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I was pleased to bring the Verité perspective to this important effort to enable investors to wield their considerable leverage to improve supply chain conditions.
📣 Today Rights CoLab announces the launch of a new initiative to equip investors with precision tools to assess the quality of portfolio companies’ human rights and environmental due diligence (HREDD). Created for and with investors, each tool addresses an HREDD pain point for companies. A dedicated website (www.investorhreddtools.org) features the first two tools in the set: ✅ Certifications Red Flags (Beta Version), developed by Rights CoLab ✅ Investor Guidance on Responsible Contracting, developed by the Responsible Contracting Project and Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) Three more tools – on Stakeholder Engagement, Remedy, and an Engagement Script – are forthcoming. As an open platform, the partnership also welcomes HREDD tools developed by other organizations in order to create a one-stop-shop for tools aligned with international standards. In the coming months, Rights CoLab will host interactive Learning and Feedback sessions with investors to further test and refine the tools. https://lnkd.in/e6UXmRm6 #HREDD #ResponsibleInvesting #InvestorTools #DueDiligence #SustainableInvesting #ESG EIRIS Foundation Peter Webster Jana Hoess Egle Spina ESG Inteligente | Consultoria em Direitos Humanos e Sustentabilidade Danielle Anne Pamplona Melina Fachin Chavi Nana Rebecca DeWinter-Schmitt, PhD Caroline Boden Principles for Responsible Investment Rémi Fernandez Yanni Aissaoui-Helcke Sarah Dadush Red Godfrey-Sagoo Polly De Burgh Marsh Just Ground Shauna Curphey Manuela Corredor Vásquez Shawn MacDonald Anna Canning Mark Wielga Olivia Windham Stewart Charlotte Lush Humanity United Waseem Mardini The Generation Foundation Maria Elena Anker GCA Accountability Accelerator Natasha Milan Matic, Ph.D. Seema Joshi
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☕ Atenção, profissionais de sustentabilidade da cadeia produtiva do café: Estamos empolgados em anunciar o lançamento de nossa caixa de ferramentas recém-traduzida para português! Esta coleção inovadora de recursos foi projetada para criar um ciclo virtuoso de melhoria contínua, abordando riscos trabalhistas nas cadeias de fornecimento das empresas. Destaques da caixa de ferramentas COFFEE: • 20 ferramentas para download e impressão • 7 vídeos informativos • Painel interativo de Avaliação de Risco para Ação no Comércio de Café 🌎 Todos os documentos e vídeos estão disponíveis em português, espanhol e inglês! 👉🏼 Explore o COFFEE Project Toolkit: https://lnkd.in/ed84bjU6
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