Key Topic: Training and Capacity Building for All Stakeholders

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What topics should training and capacity building cover?

  • Companies should train all stakeholders on the standards included in their Code of Conduct and/or EBAs.
  • Comprehensive overview of the company’s social compliance system, showing all components and how they fit together, to help everyone understand their part in the system. 
  • Company expectations for each component of the system, who is responsible for which components, and how to hold them accountable. 
  • What to expect from an audit, and how audit data are independently verified. 
  • The company’s remediation policies and procedures. 
  • Workplace values, including mutual respect and honesty. 
  • The company’s public reporting process, including timeline and methodology. 
  • Opportunities for input, including grievance mechanisms. 

 

The following stakeholders should receive training: Workers and Trade Unions, Vendors and Agents, Management and Supervisors, and Human Resources Staff