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A Collaborative Effort for Worker Welfare in Singapore
Economic globalization has meant the movement of worker away from their home countries to seek employment in other countries. These workers are called migrant workers and, according to the United Nations, 1 in 20 workers worldwide is a migrant worker. Singapore is home to over 900.000 migrant workers which play an important role in the Singaporean economy and in the development of low- and middle-income of the home countries of these migrant workers. However, at a global level, migrant workers face higher risks of adverse impacts on labour rights such as wage security, safe working environment, working hours and poor housing facilities. A fact that was brought to the forefront of the global discussion due to the World Cup in Qatar.
Ørsted is a client of the Singaporean marine sector and through supply chain due diligence efforts, Ørsted has identified risk areas related to migrant workers and their labour rights and working conditions.Some of these risk areas can be effectively addressed by individual companies, but others are the result of systemic issues and complex situations in Singapore. Addressing these risks require a broader collaboration in the Singaporean context. To shape that collaboration, Ørsted is working together with other European clients of the Singaporean shipyards to address these risks in a collaborative effort. In this session, Joel will provide more background on the collaboration, the participants, and the goals going forward.
About the speaker
Joel Frijhoff is Lead Sustainability Advisor and Programme Lead in the Global Sustainability Department at Ørsted. In this role he is responsible for developing and executing supply chain due diligence efforts with the aim to collaborate with suppliers to improve the social, environmental and ethical performance of Ørsted’s supply chain. His efforts focus on direct suppliers as well as establishing more responsible supply chains of key metals that fuel the renewable energy transition.
Joel has 10+ years of experience working on supply chain responsibility in multi-stakeholder settings with civil society and governments. He joined Ørsted in January 2020 and is based in Copenhagen, Denmark. Prior to joining Ørsted, Joel worked for the trading department of Vattenfall where he was responsible for the responsible procurement of fuels for energy production. Joel holds an MA in Organisational Anthropology and a Ba in Organic Chemistry from the Netherlands.
Date & Time:
Thursday, 9 February 2023, 8.00 - 9.00am
Venue:
Saxo Markets Singapore
88 Market Street CapitaSpring #31-01
S-048948
Registration & Cost:
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