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Following the research in Vietnam, for which the company provided unprecedented access to its staff and suppliers, Unilever […] View resource Research report Working in Marks and Spencer’s Food and Footwear Supply Chains 14/01/2021 1 documents 51 pages long Languages: English Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords Food Footwear Labour rights Marks & Spencer Supply chains Workers' rights Overview M&S asked Oxfam to identify human rights and worker wellbeing issues in their supply chains as part of a collaborative research project. Oxfam interviewed 390 workers across food manufacturing sites in the UK and footwear factories in India over a six-month period. The investigation focused on gender equality, worker voice and in-work poverty. The research […] View resource Briefing paper From Risk to Resilience: A good practice guide for food retailers addressing human rights in their supply chains 21/07/2020 1 documents 40 pages long Languages: English Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords Agriculture Best practice Business Coronavirus Food Human rights Private sector Supermarket Supply chains Value chains Overview This paper offers timely insights on emerging good practices to address exploitation in global food supply chains, based on 26 key informant interviews, and analysis of Oxfam's latest Supermarkets Scorecard. While the coronavirus that ignited the global crisis is new, the underlying issues plaguing agricultural supply chains are not. Reducing risks and improving resilience in […] View resource Briefing note Workers’ Rights in Supermarket Supply Chains: New evidence on the need for action 10/10/2019 4 documents 28 pages long Languages: English Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords Business Fairtrade Food production Fruit India Labour rights Price Private sector Supermarkets Supply chains Tea Workers rights Overview This Oxfam briefing note presents compelling new evidence that our food supply chains are rife with violations of Human, Labour and Women’s Rights. The paper summarises new research commissioned for Oxfam, which shows the depth and scale of human suffering in food production in India and Brazil linked to international supermarket supply chains. The briefing […] View resource Briefing paper UK Supermarket Supply Chains: Ending the human suffering behind our food 21/06/2018 1 documents 48 pages long Languages: English Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords Agriculture Food supply chains Human suffering Labour standards Private sector Rights Small-scale farmers Supermarkets Overview Inequality is rampant across the global economy, and the agro-food sector is no exception. At the top, big supermarkets and other corporate food giants dominate global food markets, allowing them to squeeze value from vast supply chains that span the globe, while at the bottom the bargaining power of small-scale farmers and workers has been […] View resource Annual report Oxfam GB Statement on Modern Slavery: For the financial year 2015/16 28/09/2016 2 documents 56 pages long Languages: English Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords Corporate social responsibility Fair trade M&E Modern Slavery Act 2015 Monitoring and evaluation Sexual exploitation and abuse Supply chains Overview The UK’s Modern Slavery Act 2015 requires organizations with an annual turnover of at least £36m to make a public statement on steps they are taking to identify and prevent modern slavery in their operations and supply chains. Oxfam GB advocated for this policy development, and this statement describes steps taken in relation to our […] View resource Research report Labour Rights in Vietnam: Unilever’s progress and systemic challenges 04/07/2016 2 documents 76 pages long Languages: English, Vietnamese Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords Gender justice Inequality Labour rights Labour standards Living wage Private sector Supply chains Overview In 2011, Oxfam published a study into the gap between Unilever’s high-level policies on labour rights and the reality on the ground for workers in Vietnam. Oxfam has reviewed the progress made since 2011 and found that the company’s overall commitment to respecting human and labour rights has been strengthened as a result of effective […] View resource Issue briefing Underpaid and Undervalued: How inequality defines women’s work in Asia 31/05/2016 2 documents 24 pages long Languages: English Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords Decent work Gender equality Gender justice Inequality Living wage Unpaid care Overview Rising economic inequality across Asia is threatening poverty reduction and slowing down the fight against gender inequality. Although the region has experienced economic growth, the bottom 70% have seen their income share fall while the share for the top 10% has increased rapidly. Low wages and a lack of rights at work, particularly for women, […] View resource Issue briefing In Work But Trapped in Poverty: A summary of five studies conducted by Oxfam, with updates on progress along the road to a living wage 29/09/2015 1 documents 24 pages long Languages: English Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords Decent work Living wage Overview Oxfam believes that access to decent work on a living wage is a fundamental pathway out of poverty, and one of the best ways to counter growing inequality. This summary of recent Oxfam research in Morocco, Kenya, Malawi, Vietnam and Myanmar paints a picture of workers, mostly women, who are working hard but trapped in […] View resource Issue briefing Steps Towards a Living Wage in Global Supply Chains 10/12/2014 3 documents 16 pages long Languages: English, French, Spanish Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords Inequality Labour rights Livelihoods Living wage Overview What are the barriers to ensuring that a living wage is paid, and what are the root causes of low wages? Almost a century after the ILO constitution recognized the need for workers to earn a living wage, this Oxfam paper outlines the compelling reasons for responsible companies to act now to raise wages that […] View resource Posts navigation Page 1 Page 2 Next page Spotted an error? Let us know