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TaiwanPlus News: WBI speaks on Recruitment Fees as a Major Risk of Forced Labour

Announcements, Business

27 October 2023. In last week’s episode of ‘Zoom in/ Zoom Out’, WBI’s Director Dr Bonny Ling spoke to TaiwanPlus News on the topic of migrant workers in Taiwan, highlighting the risk of forced labour under its current system of recruitment.  Recent protests in Taiwan demonstrate a failing system that persistently puts migrant workers at …

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An international corporate report on sustainability and governance highlights WBI

Announcements, Business

6 October 2023. One of the largest retailers in the world, Target, released its 2023 Sustainability and Governance Report, featuring its partnership with WBI on Forced Labour Prevention Initiative in Taiwan. Grounded in a long-term strategy for business, social and environmental sustainability, we are thrilled to play a part in achieving Target Forward’s vision to …

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WBI Contributes to Civil Society Guidelines for ASEAN Declaration on Placement and Protection of Migrant Fishers

Business

15 September 2023. As part of civil society activities in parallel with the 43rd ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Summit in Indonesia, WBI presented at the Cross-Regional Workshop “Developing CSO’s Proposed Guideline on Placement and Protection of Migrant Fishers in ASEAN.” Dr Bonny Ling was invited to contribute to developing civil society recommendations concerning …

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Dr Bonny Ling speaks to the European Chamber of Commerce Taiwan on the “Recruitment of Migrant Workers”

Business, Events

25 August 2023. WBI’s Director Bonny Ling was invited by the European Chamber of Commerce Taiwan (ECCT) to speak on the topic of responsible migrant recruitment, Taiwan and the opportunity for labour reforms.  The talk follows an ECCT event from 2018 on the “Ethical recruitment of migrant workers: Challenges in securing sustainable labour supply chains …

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Dr Bonny Ling presents WBI Policy Brief at Taiwan-Japan Symposium “Migrant Workers in Asia: Patterns, Issues and Policies”

Announcements, Business

16 August 2023. Dr Bonny Ling presented a new policy brief prepared by Work Better Innovations’ team at the joint symposium ‘Migrant Workers in Asia: Patterns, Issues and Policies’. The event is co-organised by Taiwan-Asia Exchange Foundation (TAEF) and Japan External Trade Organization’s Institute of Developing Economies (IDE-JETRO), with the National Human Rights Commission of …

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WBI releases Impact Report on 2022 Forced Labour Education Project in Taiwan

Business

17 July 2023. In Q4 2022, WBI was tasked by a global brand to deliver a pilot project that is uniquely tailored to the landscape of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Taiwan. The newly released impact report shows the difference made by the project across industry, civil society and academia.  The project promoted international labour standards …

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WBI Reflects on the Global Forum for Responsible Recruitment 2023’s Focus on Human Rights in Shipping

Announcements, Business

20 June 2023. Last week our director Dr Bonny Ling was at the Global Forum for Responsible Recruitment in New York and represented WBI as a contributing partner. She is also a Research Fellow at the Institute for Human Rights and Business. On Day 2, she moderated the “Due Diligence in Shipping & Ports” panel, …

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WBI returns to Global Forum for Responsible Recruitment 2023, With a Talk Moderated by Dr Bonny Ling

Announcements, Business

12 June 2023. Work Better Innovations joins IHRB’s Global Forum for Responsible Recruitment (13-14 June) in New York for the 2023 edition as a contributing partner. Dr Bonny Ling will moderate a session on Human Rights Due Diligence (HRDD) in the shipping industry alongside speakers from Impactt, UN Global Compact and RightShip on Day 2 …

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WBI’s Executive Director Teaching a Graduate Course on Corporate Responsibility and Human Rights

Announcements, Business

3 April 2023. WBI Executive Director Dr Bonny Ling returns to the National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University as Visiting Assistant Professor to lead a graduate course on Corporate Responsibility and Human Rights in Supply Chains alongside Prof Chiu Yu-Fan (邱羽凡教授)  to build capacity for business and human rights in Taiwan. Back in December 2022, Executive Director Dr Bonny …

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