What's next?

The principles are for all businesses, trade unions and NGOs working in commercial agricultural and fishery supply chains to use to address the root causes of gender-based violence and harassment (GBVH). 

The principles are intended to encourage collaboration and recognition of shared responsibility between supply chain actors, including buyers, suppliers, and producers, without disproportionally transferring risks and costs to partners. 

The principles can serve as a basis for collaboration between business and civil society, especially trade unions and, when relevant, external stakeholders such as NGOs, gender experts and other civil society actors. The principles can help initiate and structure dialogue about working conditions, prioritise action and identify where civil society can support. Trade unions and NGOs can support in identifying and understanding risks, engaging effectively with workers and other rightsholders (e.g. community members) and co-designing and implementing effective solutions.