Lesson-110807-6

The creation of an Ethics Committee for a tobacco company to respond to workers’ needs. One important contribution that has emerged from SENDEROS is the Ethics Committee established by a participating tobacco company. The structure and criteria to create this new committee were developed in collaboration with SENDEROS under Output 2.1.2 ("Private sector partners trained on key topics in enforcement and on the use of upgraded tools and other resources") of the project. This is the first step for the tobacco company to develop a grievance mechanism that responds to workers' needs. This is also an example of how the project has been reading the moment and responding to each company’s specific needs. This committee leverages the compliance committee already in place before the project began and is considered a promising practice for potential replication.