As our supplier, you have been or will soon be presented with our Code of Conduct, outlining what we expect with regards to labor and environmental standards in the production of goods supplied to us.
In order to support you in implementing this Code of Conduct in your production facility, we are pleased to invite you to a1 daytraining course.
The trainers will provide you with concrete advice and practical tools on how your production facility can meet our and othercustomers’ expectations with regard to labour conditions. In addition, we will show you how improved labour conditions can result in improved business performance.
Participants will also learn from other Chinese factory managers’ experience and good practice. Participants will receive 12 months’ free access to our online Decent Work Portal.
Who should attend?
Factory/General Managers, OHS Managers, Production Managers, Human Resource Managers, Supervisors, representatives in OHS and/or Worker Committees. The training is also suitable for vendors and local staff who liaise with factory management.
Training language:Vietnamese
Dates: 25th September 2014
Time: 09.00 – 17.00
Venue: Vietnamese Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI), Ho Chi Minh branch
171 Vo Thi Sau st. Ward 7, District 3, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Fee: A registration fee of 150’000 VND shall be paid in advance of the training/on the day.
Registration:
Please register on as soon as possible and no later than 20th of September 2014 with Mrs. Ngyen Thi Thu Trang, Training Co-ordinator of Viet Nam Business Council for Sustainable Development, email: trangntt@vcci.com.vn; Phone: +84 4 35772700; mobile: +84 989315950
By attending this training, you will learn about:
· The business case for good labor standards
· How to improve OHS systems and performance
· How Human Resource Management can help you to manage Code of Conduct requirements
· Worker Representation – a key resource in improving labour conditions
· Key Performance Indicators in measuring and demonstrating improvement & compliance
· How to improve communication with customers and what they can do to support Code of Conduct requirements
· How to implement and manage internally-driven improvement via the online Decent Work Portal
After the training, you will be encouraged to:
· Deepen your understanding of key issues relating to Code of Conduct requirements through the five online modules in the Decent Work Portal
· Learn from other factories and from experts through online communities of practice
· Develop your own action plan to drive improvements in your production facility
· Engage with buying companies who are members of IEH, DIEH and ETI to discuss and monitor improvements
· Evaluate the effect of these improvements
About the trainers
IEH - Ethical Trading Initiative Norway & DIEH – Danish Ethical Trading Initiative
Viet Nam Business Council for Sustainable Development
VBCSD is a business-led organization with the mandate to promote the business community’s active role in and strong advocate on the implementation of Strategic Orientation for Sustainable Development in Vietnam, to facilitate the sharing of experience and good practices, and to strengthen close coordination and dialogue among business community, government and civil society for sustainable development.
