UN Forum on Business and Human Rights Government Procurement: Emerging Practice in the Apparel and Electronics Sectors Geneva, November 16, 2016 Björn Claeson bclaeson@electronicswatch.org
Public Procurement: Driver for Social Responsibility Forced labour…no freedom of association…discrimination against vulnerable groups… excessive working hours…toxic chemicals Public Sector Procurement: Transparency, sustainability, social responsibility, fair competition
Combining Strength
Worker-Driven Monitoring Workers Initiate investigations Informed about outcomes Involved in solutions Local civil society organisations Offsite/onsite monitoring Facilitate solutions Ongoing relationship with workers
? ? Increasing Transparency Supply Chain Compliance Records Company Policy & Practice Proactive (before/after award) Reactive (during contract) Assembly factories (tier one) Summary findings (tier one) Pricing policy Supply schedule policy Practices that may cause or contribute to breach ? Component suppliers (all tiers) Detailed audit findings & CAPs Practices that may cause or contribute to specific breach in specific factory ?
Thank you Björn Claeson bclaeson@electronicswatch.org