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WBI Speaks on Global Standards Concerning Migrant Workers to Apparel and Footwear Brands and Manufacturers

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1 December 2024. WBI Executive Director Dr Bonny Ling spoke on global standards and regulations concerning foreign migrant workers on a special webinar hosted by the American Apparel & Footwear Association and the Fair Labor Association.  WBI 執行長凌怡華 Dr Bonny Ling 在美國服裝鞋類協會 (American Apparel & Footwear Association) 和公平勞工協會 (Fair Labor Association) 合辦的網路研討會上分享關於外籍移工工作環境和雇用的國際標準和規範。 This American Apparel …

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CPR and Emergency Services Training with South Central Ambulance Service in the October Food with Friends

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7 November 2024. For the October Food With Friends we were thrilled to host South Central Ambulance Service (SCAS) to teach our newly arrived migrant community about the ambulance service and what to do in an emergency. Huge thanks to Nikhyta Patel, Patient and Public Engagement Facilitator, and Roger Batterbury, Patient Experience for the important …

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WBI Speaks on Labour Exploitation at Sea at Talk Organised by UNESCO Chair in Ocean Governance

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24 October 2024. WBI Executive Director Dr Bonny Ling spoke on growing concern of labour exploitation at sea at the Blue Horizon Seminar Series, organised by the UNESCO Chair in Ocean Governance at the Centre for Blue Governance of the University of Portsmouth. Also speaking at the panel was Prof. Leïla Choukroune, Professor of International …

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WBI is a Contributing Partner to the 2024 Global Forum for Responsible Recruitment

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1 July 2024. Work Better Innovations is a proud contributing partner to the 2024 Global Forum for Responsible Recruitment, held in London last week from 25-26 June and also online. You can see the full agenda and view past recordings at gfrr.org. The Global Forum for Responsible Recruitment is a global conference to advocate for the …

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WBI Runs Workshop to Develop Migrants’ Digital Skills for Job Search

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28 June 2024. As part of WBI’s commitment to support migrant employment, we hosted a LinkedIn workshop to provide guidance to optimise jobseekers’ LinkedIn profiles, including facilitating a session for professional profile photos. This project was made possible by Portsmouth City Council’s Community Inclusion Grant 2024. The workshop was delivered by a QA Engineer, Emre Bektas, …

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WBI Hosts Digital Privacy Workshop with City of Portsmouth College

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6 May 2024. WBI hosted another Digital Privacy workshop to raise awareness of how personal, browsing and financial data could be exploited online. To support the new migrants’ tech-literacy WBI runs this workshop twice a year in collaboration with City of Portsmouth College. Participants were surprised to discover that their browsing history and personal information …

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WBI spoke on Burmese Migrant Workers in Thailand and their Growing Vulnerability

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30 April 2024. WBI and colleagues from the Institute of Business and Human Rights (IHRB) gave a talk on the ‘Growing Vulnerability and Risks of Exploitation of Burmese Workers in Thailand’ hosted by Generation Now Asia in Taipei on 11 April. The event was covered in an insightful article by Yuchi Hsieh and printed by …

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WBI holds the first international Taiwan Business Forum for Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence with Collaborators

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16 April 2024. The Taiwan Business Forum for Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence, organised by Work Better Innovations in partnership with the Institute for Human Rights and Business and supported by CommonWealth Magazine, Target and the European Chamber for Commerce Taiwan, took place last week on 9 April 2024 in Taipei.  The one-day Forum …

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‘Refugee Protection in Japan and Taiwan’ at the Annual Conference of the Association for Asian Studies 2024

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22 March 2024. At the Annual Conference of the Association for Asian Studies 2024, WBI Director Dr Bonny Ling presented a talk on ‘Refugee Protection in Japan and Taiwan: Common Challenges and Ways Forward for Human Security’, based on a book chapter co-authored with Mariko Hayashi, Director of the Southeast and East Asian Centre (SEEAC) …

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