2024 Annual report: Collaborative Action toward Gender Equality in Supply Chains

C190 informs RISE Respect programmatic work to address gender-based violence and harassment (GBVH) in global garment supply chains.

Key Points:

1. Women workers are underrepresented in leadership roles within factories in the Ready-made-Garment (RGM) supply chains 
2. Existing activities focused on workers’ and supervisors' capacity building to promote women to supervisory roles don’t fully match the expectations of workers or address their concerns  
3. There is an opportunity to explore a broader approach to supporting women’s advancement, beyond supervisory roles, that can get the buy-in of women and support longer term business needs.  

Celebrating its first anniversary on International Women’s Day, RISE is expanding its membership to accelerate its gender equality mission.

2023 has been an inspirational year from launch to integration to innovation. Read our Annual Report to learn about our work, impact and activities! 

In a new report, HERproject shares insights from HERfinance Vietnam on how financial inclusion programs can improve financial resilience for workers and create broader business benefits for employers.

This impact report shares the benefits for garment sector workers and businesses following participation in HERfinance in Vietnam, developed with support from The Walt Disney Company.

HERessentials, a tablet-based learning app for workers and managers, started as a response to the COVID-19 crisis, but it has the potential to build digital capabilities for all workers. We share three key recommendations for businesses considering how to set up digital training in supply chains.

This guide offers financial service providers practical advice to develop the digital wage segment, including acquisition, driving usage of financial services, and retention of new customers.

HERproject's new report presents findings on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on workers in global supply chains and recommendations for companies and other stakeholders for an inclusive recovery that benefits workers and supply chains.