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Reducing Turnover by More Proactively Addressing Worker Concerns: A Case Study
Background An apparel factory in China had a high turnover rate of almost 20% per month. In an effort to better communicate with their...
Engaging Workers Improves Factory Output, Concludes Yet Another Academic Study
A paper by Sherry Wu of UCLA and Elizabeth Paluck of Princeton, demonstrates that actively encouraging employees to speak up about their...
Addressing Worker Concerns Quickly Prevented a Strike
Read how one factory used WOVO to to respond to worker complaints quickly and prevent workers from going on strike.
Economic Impacts of COVID hit Factory Workers Hard
The economic impacts of COVID have been especially hard for the world's poorest. Factory workers globally have faced lay-offs, cuts in wages
Using WOVO Technology to Improve Worker Trust: A Case Study
Labor Solutions helped rebuild trust between managers and workers.
How companies are building trust and improving morale during COVID
Using technology, worker surveys and open communication can help rebuild trust with factory workers and help you reopen safely.
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..
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..
Nike’s Engagement and Wellbeing Survey Now Available to Anyone
Nike's Engagement and Wellbeing (EWB) worker survey was designed to help suppliers better track and facilitate factory worker engagement.
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...
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..
eLearning: 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...
Using WOVO to Empower Female Factory Workers
Supply chain factories are often located in emerging countries with low labor costs and few protections for workers.
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...
How Labor Solutions can help your business work towards the United Nations SDGs
The United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals listed above, give all countries – no matter their size or wealth – an action plan to...
Increasing Worker Engagement With Employee Surveys
Henry Ford famously said “you can take my factories, burn up my buildings, but give me my people and I’ll build it right back.”...
Responsible Sourcing Goes “Beyond Compliance” to Include Commitment to Worker Wellbeing
Corporate social responsibility (CSR) efforts have increased dramatically over the last ten years. In fact, 90% of....
Resources for Factories During the Coronavirus
These are resources and tools available for the public. If you are a client, please reach out to your client adviser for more tailored resou
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