Worker Rights Consortium

The WRC is pleased to join a virtual side-session at the 2026 OECD Forum on Due Diligence in the Garment and Footwear Sector run by Asia Floor Wage Alliance and Global Labor Justice. As a panelist in this session, Rola Abimourched, WRC’s Deputy Director for Investigations and Gender Equity, will share insights from the Central Java Agreement for Gender Justice, an enforceable worker-led model for addressing gender-based violence and harassment (GBVH) in global supply chains which also draws upon the WRC’s experience with the Lesotho Anti-GBVH Agreements.

Reweaving Supply Chain Governance: Lessons from the Central Java Agreement for Gender Justice
📅 Friday, February 13, 2026
⏰ 12:15 – 1:30PM CET / 6:15 – 7:30AM ET

Register here: https://www.oecd-events.org/e/garment/session/2f716423-fed4-f011-8195-0022487f0371/reweaving-supply-chain-governance-lessons-from-the-central-java-agreement-for-gender-justice

The WRC is excited to be hosting a virtual side-session at the 2026 OECD Forum on Due Diligence in the Garment and Footwear Sector.

When Workers Are Silenced for Exercising Their Rights: Countering Criminalisation and Advancing Corporate Responsibility for Remedy
🗓️ Monday, February 9, 2026
⏰ 3:00 – 4:30PM CET / 9:00 – 10:30AM ET

🔍 What we’ll cover:
• How false criminal cases, SLAPP tactics, and imprisonment are being used to suppress workers’ rights
• Why weak human rights due diligence and corporate responses leave workers exposed
• What recent case studies reveal about securing remedy
• Practical lessons for companies and policymakers on protecting freedom of association

Register here: https://www.workersrights.org/2026-oecd-forum-on-due-diligence-in-the-garment-and-footwear-sector/