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Proxy Voting with a Purpose: Strengthening Workers’ Rights Through Asset Manager Accountability

Virtual Event

Are asset managers voting in favour of resolutions calling on companies to uphold fundamental labour rights? In this webinar, the CWC will release its latest report, Voting for Labour Rights: How the World’s Largest Asset Managers Measured Up in Proxy Season 2023, and will provide asset owners concrete solutions to hold their asset managers accountable on their proxy voting records.

Third Member meeting of the Labour Rights Investor Network

Virtual Event

In this third edition, we will explore the phenomenon of union avoidance, the policies and practices that companies increasingly use to prevent workers from exercising their rights to freedom of association and collective bargaining. Our speaker will be John Logan, Professor and Director of Labor and Employment Studies at San Francisco State University's College of […]

Freedom of Association at SkyWest

Virtual Event

This event hosted by SOC Investment Group will focus on SkyWest Inc.’s anti-union practices and the investor risk that results from a lack of clear labour rights policies.

Labour at the Table at Amazon: 2024 Proxy Walk-through

Virtual Event

Key labour rights issues at Amazon will be discussed during this webinar hosted by SHARE and UNI Global Union. A panel featuring investors, a labour rights expert and a worker will delve into the workforce-related risks that Amazon and its workers face and offer practical insights on how investors can address them during this proxy […]

Below the surface: Governance risks and ESG issues at Glencore

Virtual Event

Glencore’s (LSE:GLEN) Annual General Meeting (AGM) will take place on May 29th and investors are raising critical questions regarding the board’s corporate governance track record, including its oversight of environmental, social and governance (ESG)-related risks. After a turbulent year that included lawsuits filed by 197 investors due to alleged losses to shareholders following a conviction […]

Social Protection for Garment Workers – Employment Injury Scheme

Zoom

Please join the Local Authority Pension Fund Forum (LAPFF) and IndustriALL Global Union for a one-hour investor webinar on 21 May at 3pm UK/4pm CET, when we will explore the Employment Injury Scheme (EIS) for ready-made garment workers in Bangladesh. Speakers will include trade union representatives, GIZ and signatory brands, who will speak about the EIS and the impact it is already having.  […]

Driven to the Edge: An investor briefing on freedom of association and collective bargaining at Tesla

Zoom

Tesla’s (TSLA) Annual General Meeting will take place on June 13th and investors are raising critical questions about the company’s track record of meeting internationally recognized labour rights standards. The company has been repeatedly accused of interfering with workers’ rights across its global operations which have exposed its shareholders to operational, legal, and reputational risks […]

Corporate Power and the Fight #ForDemocracy in Global Institutions

Zoom

Register Now This webinar will focus on corporate power's threat to democracy and how trade unions can shape international institutions to assert a workers' agenda to overcome corporate power. As part of this call, the ITUC will release its first-ever list of Corporate Underminers of Democracy, which you have been key to helping us identify. […]

CWC Conference 2024

Toronto, Canada | Toronto Metropolitan University Student Centre 55 Gould Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Register Now On October 7th and 8th, the Global Unions’ Committee on Workers’ Capital will bring together over 100 trustees and trade unionists from over 10 countries and offer an unparalleled opportunity to learn from peers, experts and strategize about workers’ capital and investment stewardship priorities. This year’s CWC Conference keynote speaker is Professor John Coates, author […]

Closing the Gap: Building Union-Investor Dialogue to Inform Labour Rights Stewardship

Toronto, Canada | Toronto Metropolitan University Student Centre 55 Gould Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Register Now The growth of the ESG industry has generated an ecosystem of disclosure frameworks and a plethora of products that consolidate and disseminate ESG data. There are questions regarding the extent to which the proliferation of ESG data has equipped investors to identify and mitigate labour rights risks effectively. This session will explore the […]

The Labour Rights Investor Network (LRIN) Side Event at PRI: Supporting Investor Stewardship on Trade Union Rights

Room 711 - MTCC, South Building 222 Bremner Boulevard, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Register Now The Labour Rights Investor Network (LRIN) side event at PRI: Supporting investor stewardship on trade union rights Wednesday, October 9th, 2024 | 8:00am - 9:30am EST Toronto, Canada Room 711, MTCC, South Building 222 Bremner Boulevard, Toronto, Ontario, M5V 3L9, Canada The Global Unions' Committee on Workers' Capital (CWC) invites PRI in Person […]

Webinar – Labour Rights Stewardship: How the World’s Largest Asset Managers Measured Up in 2024

Zoom

The Global Unions’ Committee on Workers’ Capital (CWC) is pleased to host a webinar launching its new report, Labour Rights Stewardship: How the World’s Largest Asset Managers Measured Up in 2024, which analyzes of how 10 of the world’s largest asset managers’ stewardship practices in relation to labour rights in 2024.   The CWC’s new report […]