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atun now available in India and Cambodia

We are excited to announce that atun is now available in India and Cambodia, in addition to Indonesia and Vietnam. atun is a free mobile ...

Introducing Labor Solutions

Labor Solutions, formally part of Workplace Options is now an independent entity.

How companies are building trust and improving morale during COVID

The COVID-19 pandemic has reinforced the limits of relying on face-to-face communication, and has also demonstrated the importance of hav...

Creating the New Normal? Engaging Workers is Key.

The COVID-19 pandemic has reinforced the limits of relying on face-to-face communication, and has also demonstrated the importance of havi..

Huge Increase in Utilization of Worker Dialogue Tools via WOVO since the outbreak of the Coronavirus

Facing significant disruptions to existing supply chains, workers and managers are turning to technology solutions to communicate as facto..

eLearning Solutions for Social Compliance

In Australia, a café was fined $250,000 for underpaying its employees. In the United States, a casino giant was ordered to pay a $35...

Labor Solutions Partners with Race to the Top to Further Worker Engagement In Vietnam

Footwear and clothing manufacturers in Vietnam are riding a wave of economic opportunity, attributed to a profitable trade agreement with...

Worker Voice: Do You Have the Right Tools and Process in Place?

Worker voice tools can help minimize organizational risk by giving workers a confidential process for alerting leadership to their concern..

Labor Solutions Recognized in Nike Impact Report

Nike, Inc. has published its 2018 Impact Report, which highlights the manufacturer’s corporate responsibility efforts. As part of its com..

Nike’s Engagement and Wellbeing Survey Now Available to Anyone

For years, Nike, Inc. has been a leader in improving factory worker conditions, going beyond compliance by providing resources and support..

Enhanced Advisory Services for Supplier Ownership and Capacity Building

Labor Solutions’ set of services is designed to shift the relationship between brands and suppliers from one of compliance to one of capa...

E-Learning: Expanding Workers’ Knowledge and Opportunities

Imagine having any information you want at your fingertips. That is increasingly becoming a reality, one mobile application at a time...

What’s Next for Responsible Sourcing

The topic of ‘audit fatigue’ has been around for almost as long as the responsible sourcing profession itself..

Why We Should Be Promoting “Worker Dialogue” Instead of “Worker Voice”

Recently Elena Fanjul-Debnam, had the honor of speaking with Mark Evans at Omega Compliance. Following their conversations, Mr. Evans pub..

Absenteeism Rates in Garment Factory Drop With WOVO Promotion

Good Business Lab is a non-profit, labor innovation start-up that designs, tests and scales worker wellbeing interventions. They recently...

GET 50% OFF YOUR FIRST YEAR OF WOVO

IDH and USAID are funding a public-private partnership to support the implementation of WOVO in footwear and apparel factories in Vietnam...

E-Learning: New Curricula with Focus on Gender, Communication, and Leadership!

Recently Labor Solutions had the pleasure of working with IDH, The Sustainable Trade Initiative, to develop new E-Learning courses and to...

Addressing the Coronavirus in Factories (Outside of China)

With the recent outbreak of coronavirus, novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV), we know everyone is on high alert. Many factories and workplaces ...

Corporate Compliance Amidst Constant Change

A recent Wall Street Journal article highlights the snowball effect that trade wars, sanctions, executive scandals and consumer activism...

Female Factory Workers Face Harassment and Violence

A study by the Fair Wear Foundation and Care International found that female factory workers in Vietnam face systemic sexual harassment...

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