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HRDD
- BOOST HRDD bottom-up Outreach to Stakeholders in HRDD legislation.
Recommendations from key stakeholders in production countries on CSDDD implementation.
Joint publication with Fair Wear and Mondiaal FNV.
- BOOST HRDD Opportunities, risks and recommandations
Onepager
- Copper Mining in Peru November 2025
The Fair Work Monitor results in the Peruvian Copper Sector, November 2025
MINING - NICKLE
- On the Conclusions of the Closed-Door Tripartite Roundtable: Strengthening the Protection of Workers’ Human Rights in the Critical Minerals Industry in Indonesia
Factsheet - (Jakarta, 16 December 2025)
- Bahasa Indonesian version
Kesimpulan Dialog Tertutup Tripartit: Peningkatan Perlindungan Hak Asasi Manusia Pekerja di Industri Mineral Kritis di Indonesia (Jakarta, 16 Desember 2025)
- The Destructive Indonesian Nickel Supply Chain
A supply chain mapping & risk assessment S. Geurts, B. Kuepper and P. Boev, 20 August 2025
- Tracing the Nickel Supply Chain from Indonesia to the EU
Factsheet based on above mentioned supply chain mapping, 20 August 2025
GENDER AND NICKLE
- Gender Analysis in the Nickel Project in Morowali and North Morowali, Central Sulawesi
Research, december 2025
Bahasa Indonesian version
- Factsheet of gender analysis of Indonesias nickel supply chain
Research conclusions and recommendations, december 2025
Bahasa Indonesian version
PALM OIL, LIVING WAGE AND WORKING CONDITIONS
- A Minimum Wage is not a Living Wage
The Fair Work Monitor results amongst palm oil workers in Indonesia
First Fair Work Monitor presenting data collected palm oil unions among and with workers. >>
- Between reality and certifications
Working Conditions in the Palm Oil Sector in Guatemala and Honduras
(with support of OXFAM and RSPO)
Also available in Spanish
- Decent work in the horticultural supply chain in Senegal
Qualitative research in five horticultural sub-sectors
Meys MEYS Emerging Markets Research en Nafifu SARL, october 2024
- Promoting decent work in the horticulture sector in Senegal, Food supply accross borders
Twopager conclusions and recommandations for horticulture, november 2024
Also available in Nederlands and Frans
- Webinar Towards Decent Work in horticulture in Senegal
Webinar, october 2024
- “The South African Mining Sector: Labour Rights in Transition Mineral Mining”, Onderzoek naar de arbeidsrechten in de mijnbouw van transitiemineralen, door Profundo, in opdracht van CNV Internationaal uitgevoerd door Diana Quiroz, Manon Stravens, Lara French, Shawn Hattingh and Mthetho Xhali, september 2024
- South Africa’s Critical Minerals Balancing Energy Needs with Labour Right: Key research findings and recommandations
- Webinar regarding this investigation
- Naar een eerlijke en duurzame energietransitie
Over de uitdagingen rond de energietransitie met aanbevelingen voor de eerijke afbouw van kolen, voor kritieke grondstoffen (schaarse metalen) en Just Transition Partnerschappen, juli 2024
- How trade unions can engage in HRDD, Human Rights Due Diligence to safeguard workers' rights
Over de rol van vakbonden binnen elk van de 6 stappen van het HRDD proces en de voordelen die dit met zich meebrengt toegelicht, met praktische voorbeelden.
- Due Diligence Risk Matrix - Overview of the most important risks in the metals and renewable energy value chains >
Matrix die bedrijven helpt om risico's in hun waardeketens te identificeren. Voor 39 belangrijke grondstoffen binnen de metaalsector en de hernieuwbare energiesector zijn 13 risico's in kaart gebracht, per product en per productieland. Deze risicomatrix is gemaakt door CNV Internationaal vanuit het IMVO-convenant voor de metaalsector voor bedrijven in de toeleveringsketen, januari 2024.
Work area
International production chains
Focus themes
Work areas
Labour rights in supply chains & International Responsible Business Conduct
Human Rigts Due Diligence HRDD and HREDD
- The role of trade unions in HRDD
Paper about the role of trade unions in HRDD (2024)
- HREDD training toolkit with 3 training packages
Toolkit to help trade unions navigate HREDD and fully grasp their potential role in each step of the due diligence process, empowering them to safeguard rights and promote corporate accountability (2025)>
Gender Equality, including Gender Based Violence at work
- Violence and harassment @ work Netherlands Enterprise Agency
A guide for small and medium enterprises
Also available in French and Spanish
- It’s time for a world of work free from violence and harassment | Factsheet Gender Based Violence C190
Also available in Arabic, French, Khmer, Spanish
- Webinar V|M|X
- Protecting the rights of women workers in palm oil
Also available in Bahasa Indonesian
Social dialogue
- Creating an alliance for change through social dialogue - roadmap and call to action
Also available in Spanish
- Questionnaire / Checklist Social dialogue and trade union freedom (Agrifood sector ) with Fair Trade, FNV and International RBC agreement for the Agrifood Sector (2022)
- Questionnaire / Checklist Social dialogue and trade union freedom for the garment and textile industryAlso available in Dutch, French en Spanish
- Interactive guide to your labour rights
- Info Sheet - relevant data for meaningful social dialogue
- Info sheet - preconditions for social dialogue
- Guidance for a succesfull social dialogue for businesses
- Checklist: Mutual gains of social dialogue - 6 steps
- Template: procedural agreements for social dialogue
- The value of social dialogue - thematic booklet
Also available in Dutch, French, Spanish
- Understanding and building effective social dialogue in Indonesia - Social Dialogue Guidanceby Apindo, DECP, CNV Internationaal and KSBSI, 2021
Employability for youth
- Youth employability, the challenges and opportunities
Good practices, facts and figures, also available in Dutch, French and Spanish
- Future of youth
- Empowerment for employment - Toolkit employability for youth
Toolkit, also available in French en Spanish
International production chains
Garments and Textile
- Position Paper by CNV Internationaal on the garment sector
- How trade unions in the garment sector use grievance mechanisms
Presentation of a research project by Bart Slot, Ethics at Work, October 2022
- AMPLIFY Promoting freedom of association and social dialogue in the garment sector
Recommendations and lessons learned, June 2022
- The Importance of Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining for Brands
- Bangladesh Country Information & Practical Advice on Freedom of Association (FoA) & Collective Bargaining (CB)
- Cambodia’s Garment Sector in Transformation: External Shocks, Political Space and Supplier Consolidation. Utrecht: CNV Internationaal, Dr. Dennis Arnold University of Amsterdam A research report commissioned and published by CNV Internationaal
Just transition in mining (metals / coal)
- Towards a just energy transition. Labour rights risks in the Latin American mining sector, Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Profundo, Quiroz, D., Kuepper, B., Achterberg, E., Rajeevan, C., Warmerdam, W.
Research 2022, September.
Also available in Spanish.
- Towards a fair and sustainable economic transition
Position paper (2023, April)
- Outsourcing in Peru, Colombia and Bolivia: Identifying and understanding the hidden risks in mining supply chains.
Paper, also available in Spanish
- Webinar Foreseen impacts of the global energy transition (Webinar)
Also available in (Spanish translation)
- Webinar: Just energy transition - Outsourcing in Peru, Colombia, and Bolivia Identify and understand the hidden risks in mining supply chains OECD side event
- Webinar Dutch IRBC Agreement Metal Sector: The hidden risks of the global energy transition in supply chains: a multi-stakeholder approach
Youtube playlist
- Study on violations of labour and union rights of outsourced workers at the Andaychagua (Yauli, Junín) and Antapaccay (Espinar, Cusco) mining sites by Peruvian researcher Jaris Mújica
- Estudio de violaciones de trabajo (Spanish version)
Palm oil
- Trade unions, key partners in access to remedy in palmoil, call to action (nov. 2023)
- Social Dialogue: The key to decent work in the palm oil sector: A call to action for RSPO,
november 2022
- Creating an alliance for change through social dialogue - roadmap and call to action
Also available in Spanish
- Sector analysis Latin American Palm Oil
Also available in Spanish
- Palmoil research Kalimantan
- Protecting the rights of women workers in palm oil
Also available in Bahasa Indonesian
- Video: How to improve labour conditions in Indonesian palm oil plantations
Also available in Dutch, Bahasa Indonesian (full version)
Sugar
Special themes
Fair Work Monitor
- Making the case for higher wages in the Cambodian garment sector >
Report by Profundo, commissioned by CNV Internationaal on the Fair Work Monitor to provide key data on income and expenses of workers in the textile sector in Cambodia, to understand the economic situation of workers. Data were collected thanks to unions CLC, C.CAWDU, CATU, INTUFE and FTUWKC, among workers in the textile sector. (2023)
- Labour Rights Observatory, First anual report for the Latin American cane sugar sector >
Report by Profundo commissioned by CNV International from Fair Work Monitor survey among sugar cane workers in Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua
- Occupational Safety and Health Risks The situation of direct and outsourced mining workers in Bolivia, Colombia, and Peru>
Report by Profundo commissioned by CNV International ove rFair Work Monitor research among mining workers Bolivia, Colombia, and Peru. This study among both temporary workers and people on permanent contracts could be carried out thanks to a contribution from the Dutch international CSR covenant for the metal sector. (2023)
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Violence and harassment at work
Energy transition
- Outsourcing in Peru, Colombia and Bolivia: Identifying and understanding the hidden risks in mining supply chains
Also available in Spanish
- Webinar just energy transition - Outsourcing in Peru, Colombia and Bolivia, OECD-side event webinar 2021 Outsourcing in mining
- Webinar with spanish translation
- Website Labour Observatory for a Just Transition in the Coal Supply Chain
Living wage
Outsourcing
- Outsourcing in Peru, Colombia and Bolivia: Identifying and understanding the hidden risks in mining supply chains
Also available in Spanish
- Webinar: Just energy transition - Outsourcing in Peru, Colombia, and Bolivia Identify and understand the hidden risks in mining supply chains OECD side event
Also available in Spanish Webinar Outsourcing (Spanish)
Trade union freedom
- Trade union freedom - Thematic booklet
Also available in Dutch, French and Spanish
- AMPLIFY Promoting freedom of association and social dialogue in the garment sector
Recommendations and lessons learned, June 2022
- Questionnaire / Checklist Social dialogue and trade union freedom (Agrifood sector ) with Fair Trade, FNV and International RBC agreement for the Food Sector
- Questionnaire / Checklist Social dialogue and trade union freedom (Textile / garment sector)
Also available in Dutch, French and Spanish
- The Importance of Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining for Brands
- Bangladesh Country Information & Practical Advice on Freedom of Association (FoA) & Collective Bargaining (CB)
Annual report
Regions Africa | Asia | Latin America | Countries
Asia
- Cambodia’s Garment Sector in Transformation: External Shocks, Political Space and Supplier Consolidation. Utrecht: CNV Internationaal, Dr. Dennis Arnold University of Amsterdam A research report commissioned and published by CNV Internationaal
- Palmoil research Kalimantan (Indonesia)
- Protecting the rights of women workers in palm oil
Also available in Bahasa Indonesian
- Bangladesh Country Information & Practical Advice on Freedom of Association (FoA) & Collective Bargaining (CB)
Latin America
- Linking Latin America: The Netherlands and the European Union in a shifting context. (Conclusions debate)
- Webinar Linking Latin America
- Outsourcing in Peru, Colombia and Bolivia: Identifying and understanding the hidden risks in mining supply chains
Also available in Spanish
- Webinar: Just energy transition - Outsourcing in Peru, Colombia, and Bolivia Identify and understand the hidden risks in mining supply chains OECD side event
Webinar Outsourcing (Spaans)
- Sector analysis Latin American Palm Oil
Also available in Spanish
- Website Labour Observatory for a Just Transition in the Coal Supply Chain (focus on the case of Colombia)
- A living wage throughout the cane sugar supply chain, position paper and roadmap by PLWF, Financials for Living Wage and CNV Internationaal
- The Sugarcane Value chain in Latin America and Asia main actors, market mechanisms, labour issues, Profundo Research
Also available in Spanish.