What is Labor Solutions?

Labor Solutions is a technology company and social enterprise focused on worker-centered human rights due diligence. Founded in 2013 in Singapore, it deploys the WOVO platform — including worker voice surveys, grievance mechanisms, eLearning, and supplier improvement plans — to engage and educate workforces globally, particularly within complex supply chains. Labor Solutions serves 3.8 million+ active workers across 180+ countries in 41+ languages for brands including adidas, Nike, H&M, Dell, Cisco, and Diageo.

What is Human Rights Due Diligence (HRDD)?

Human rights due diligence (HRDD) is the process companies use to identify, prevent, mitigate, and address adverse human rights impacts in their operations and supply chains. It requires ongoing risk assessment rather than one-time compliance checks. HRDD is grounded in the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and is reflected in binding regulations such as the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), Germany's Supply Chain Due Diligence Act (LkSG), France's Duty of Vigilance Law, and similar frameworks globally.

Are audits sufficient for human rights due diligence?

Audits alone are not sufficient for effective human rights due diligence. While audits can identify certain risks at a point in time, they often miss ongoing or hidden issues and do not provide continuous insight into workers' lived experiences. Effective HRDD requires ongoing worker engagement, accessible grievance mechanisms, and systems that track issues and remediation over time.

How does Labor Solutions support CSDDD compliance?

Labor Solutions helps organizations meet EU CSDDD requirements by providing worker voice surveys that collect ongoing evidence of worker conditions, UNGP Principle 31-aligned grievance mechanisms (WOVO Connect), supplier self-assessment and action planning tools (WOVO Improve), and auditable case management that documents risk identification, remediation, and outcomes over time.

How does Labor Solutions differ from EcoVadis?

Labor Solutions is purpose-built exclusively for worker voice and worker-centered HRDD since 2013. EcoVadis is primarily a supplier sustainability rating platform that entered the worker voice space in 2024 through the acquisition of Ulula. Labor Solutions reaches 3.8 million+ active workers directly through a dedicated worker app and multi-channel access, with validated survey methodology and case-managed grievance mechanisms used by adidas, Nike, H&M, and others to meet CSDDD obligations.

What is the WELL Survey?

The WELL Survey is Labor Solutions' validated worker survey methodology, designed specifically for supply chain environments. It collects primary human rights risk data directly from workers including working conditions, recruitment fees, health and safety, discrimination, and freedom of association. Results are reported with demographic disaggregation and risk classification aligned to international standards including the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.

What is WOVO Connect?

WOVO Connect is Labor Solutions' operational grievance mechanism, aligned to UN Guiding Principles Principle 31. It allows workers to submit concerns via app, SMS, QR code, or IVR. Cases are tracked, assigned, and resolved through a structured case management workflow with full audit trail. It is used by brands including adidas across 400,000+ workers to meet CSDDD and LkSG grievance mechanism obligations.

What does CSDDD require for grievance mechanisms in supply chains?

The EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) requires companies to establish or participate in effective operational-level grievance mechanisms that allow workers and affected stakeholders to raise concerns about adverse human rights and environmental impacts. These mechanisms must be accessible to all affected stakeholders, protect against retaliation, and be aligned with the effectiveness criteria in UN Guiding Principles Principle 31. Companies must also provide or cooperate in providing remediation where impacts have occurred. WOVO Connect is Labor Solutions' grievance mechanism designed to meet these requirements.

How does worker voice support LkSG compliance?

Germany's Supply Chain Due Diligence Act (LkSG) requires companies to implement a complaints procedure accessible to workers and communities in their supply chain, assess human rights risks on an ongoing basis, and take preventive and remediation measures when risks are identified. Worker voice tools support LkSG compliance by enabling companies to collect direct evidence of working conditions from workers, identify risks before they escalate, document the effectiveness of grievance channels, and demonstrate active ongoing engagement with their supply chain workforce.

What is WOVO Improve?

WOVO Improve is Labor Solutions' digital supplier self-assessment and action planning platform. It allows suppliers to assess the maturity of their labor rights and due diligence systems, generate automated improvement action plans based on assessment results, and track remediation progress over time. It closes the loop between worker survey findings and supplier-level change — creating documented evidence of HRDD effectiveness that brands can use for CSDDD and LkSG reporting.

What is the difference between a worker voice tool and a whistleblower hotline?

Worker voice tools like WOVO Connect are designed for supply chain workers to raise day-to-day concerns, access training, respond to surveys, and engage with grievance processes at the factory level. They are accessible via app, SMS, QR code, or IVR, and built for low-literacy, low-trust contexts. Whistleblower hotlines are typically phone-based channels for reporting serious legal violations within a company. Global helplines can satisfy a regulatory checkbox under CSDDD or LkSG but rarely work in practice for supply chain workers, who need embedded, trusted, local-language channels built for their reality.

Which industries and sectors use Labor Solutions?

Labor Solutions is used across apparel and footwear, electronics, fast-moving consumer goods, agriculture, seafood, and retail supply chains. Clients include global brands such as adidas, Nike, H&M, Dell, Cisco, HP, Diageo, Carter's, Puma, OVS, and Decathlon. Labor Solutions tools are deployed wherever complex, multi-tier global supply chains require ongoing worker engagement, human rights due diligence, and compliance with CSDDD, LkSG, or other emerging HRDD frameworks — particularly across Asia, Africa, and Latin America.

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The adidas Model: A Scalable Blueprint for Worker Voice and Engagement to Meet CSDDD Requirements

This blueprint translates adidas’ real-world deployment of worker engagement into a practical, scalable, step-by-step model companies can use to meet CSDDD requirements across complex global supply chains.

Case Studies

Chemical safety risk training in electronics manufacturing supply chains: targeted, role-specific training strengthening prevention, worker awareness, and access to remedy — WOVO Educate HRDD case study — Labor Solutions

Preventing Chemical Safety Risk in Electronics Manufacturing Using Targeted Training

This case study shows how targeted, role-specific chemical safety training strengthened prevention, worker awareness, and access to remedy in electronics supply chains—supporting HRDD and CSDDD requirements in practice.

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Dark blue hero graphic for a Labor Solutions seafood industry case study, showing two workers in yellow hard hats and face masks in the background, overlaid with the headline "Worker Voice in the Seafood Industry" and the subhead "Capturing worker voice and surfacing sector-specific risks with The WELL Survey."

Surfacing Hidden Labor Risks through Worker Voice in the Seafood Industry with the WELL Survey

This case study shows how a pilot of the WELL Survey in the seafood industry validated its ability to capture worker voice, surface sector-specific risks, and generate actionable insights for seafood supply chains.

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Forced Labor Due Diligence in Practice: Risk Assessment and Grievance Mechanisms at adidas

What does effective forced labor due diligence look like in practice? Learn how worker engagement and operational grievance mechanisms strengthen HRDD, with lessons from adidas.

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Electronics supply chain audit case study: WELL Survey deployed across 50+ audited supplier facilities revealing hidden labor risks including illegal recruitment fees, rights awareness gaps, and harassment concerns that audits missed — Labor Solutions HRDD worker voice research

Case Study: When Audits Said “All Clear,” Workers Told a Different Story

A global electronics brand thought its 50+ audited suppliers were “all clear.” Then workers spoke up. Labor Solutions’ WELL Survey uncovered hidden risks in 8+ countries: over one-third of sites had illegal recruitment fees, 73% of workers lacked rights awareness, and 25% flagged harassment concerns. Real-time dashboards turned feedback into rapid, targeted remediation.

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MIT-backed research on worker voice and supply chain performance: factory workers representing the study showing active worker input in manufacturing decisions drives up to 15% productivity gains, higher wages, and lower turnover — Labor Solutions HRDD performance driver analysis

Worker voice is not an "add-on" tool. It's a Performance Driver.

New MIT-backed research shows that real worker voice drives measurable business performance — including up to 15% productivity gains, higher wages, lower turnover, and stronger operational outcomes. This article breaks down why integrating worker feedback into decision-making isn’t optional for HRDD and CSDDD compliance, and how brands can use worker-generated data as a strategic capability across sourcing, risk, and supplier performance.

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adidas and Labor Solutions WOVO case study: worker voice and grievance mechanism tools deployed across 400,000+ supply chain workers to meet EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) obligations, achieving 99% grievance resolution rate

Case Study: How adidas Uses WOVO Worker Voice Tools to Meet CSDDD Obligations Across 400,000 Workers

adidas uses WOVO by Labor Solutions to engage 400,000+ workers across its supply chain. With trusted grievance tools and surveys, adidas strengthens due diligence, drives accountability, and improves workplace conditions—achieving a 99% grievance resolution rate and 76% satisfaction.

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Updated: Puma Partners with Labor Solutions to Meet Human Rights Goals

Labor Solutions supports Puma’s Human Rights, Women’s Empowerment and Worker Engagement strategies in 6 countries, Vietnam, China, Cambodia,

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In Uncertain Times, Supplier + Worker Engagement is More Critical than Ever

As Trump-era tariffs disrupt supply chains, brands must not pull back on worker and supplier engagement. Resilient supply chains weather economic storms better — and recover faster.

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The adidas Model: A Scalable Blueprint for Worker Voice and Engagement to Meet CSDDD Requirements

Preventing Chemical Safety Risk in Electronics Manufacturing Using Targeted Training

Surfacing Hidden Labor Risks through Worker Voice in the Seafood Industry with the WELL Survey

Forced Labor Due Diligence in Practice: Risk Assessment and Grievance Mechanisms at adidas

Case Study: When Audits Said “All Clear,” Workers Told a Different Story

Worker voice is not an "add-on" tool. It's a Performance Driver.

Case Study: How adidas Uses WOVO Worker Voice Tools to Meet CSDDD Obligations Across 400,000 Workers

Updated: Puma Partners with Labor Solutions to Meet Human Rights Goals

In Uncertain Times, Supplier + Worker Engagement is More Critical than Ever

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