Events for ETI Members - Advance Flyer
ETI Members' Roundtable 7
| Date: | 20th March 2003 | Event Report |
| Time: | 14:00 - 17:15 | |
| Venue: | TUC,
Trades Union Congress, Congress House, Great Russell Street, London (nearest tube station is Tottenham Court Road on the Northern & Central Lines) |
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Objectives:
The objective of the roundtable is to increase members’ understanding of local monitoring groups and of the opportunities for companies to work with them.
This roundtable will provide members with the opportunity to hear and discuss the experience of the Honduran Independent Monitoring Group (EMI), which is currently monitoring three GAP factories, as well as ETI members’ experience of working with local monitoring groups.
Learning points to be covered will include:
- Local organisations as monitors – the benefits and limitations
- Worker relationships – how do workers contact the monitoring group, what sort of complaints mechanisms are in place?
- ETI company members’ experience of working with local monitoring groups
- Independence and accreditation issues
- Advocacy and training with local employers and government officials
Speakers include:
- Suyapa Melgar who is a monitor of the Honduran Independent Monitoring
Group that is currently monitoring three GAP factories.
- Maria Luisa Regalado who is the Director of CODEMUH a
women’s organisation that is directly involved in EMI
- George Jaksch, Director Corporate Responsibility & Public Affairs, Chiquita International on the participation of local human rights NGO’s or unions in social audits as expert witnesses. An initiative which has been running for over two years.
Workshop discussions:
- Companies experiences in other regions for example South Africa
- Based on these experiences there will be a discussion on the opportunities
and constraints for companies to work with local monitoring groups and
under what conditions this partnership would be most viable.
Timetable:
| 14:00 | Introduction by the Chair Elaine Jones, Head Of Ethical Trade, Body Shop International plc |
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| 14:05 | Brief overview of the Central American context. Jane Turner, Central America Women’s Network |
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| 14:15 | Local organisations as monitors – the benefits
and limitations. |
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| 14:30 | Question and answer session | |
| 14:45 |
Maria Luisa Regalado, Director of CODEMUH,
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| 15:00 | Question and answer session | |
| 15:15 | Break | |
| 15:30 | For two years, NGO's and unions have participated
as expert witnesses in Chiquita's internal audits. George Jaksch will
describe from personal experience how this concept has functioned in
practice. George Jaksch, Director Corporate Responsibility & Public Affairs, Chiquita International |
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| 15:45 | Question and answer session | |
| 16:00 | WORKSHOPS
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| 16:45 | Discussion | |
| 17:15 | End |
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