Global Deal Webinar Series: Social dialogue - A key pillar of due diligence

The third and final webinar of spring 2021, “Social dialogue: A key pillar of due diligence”, took place on Tuesday, 22 June 2021. In this webinar, speakers discussed the relationship between due diligence and social dialogue. Stakeholder engagement in the form of social dialogue plays a key role in implementing effective due diligence for responsible business conduct, as it assists businesses in identifying and addressing potential adverse impacts that result from their operations or that occur through their supply chains and other business relationships. At the same time, due diligence can also strengthen social dialogue itself, as businesses need to ensure safeguards are in place that support respect for the right to organise and the right to bargain collectively – both representing key pillars of social dialogue.

Speakers:
• Veronica Nilsson, Head of the Global Deal Support Unit
• Evelyne Pichot, Team Leader ILO Relations, Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, European Commission
• Dorothy Lovell, Policy and Research Advisor, Centre for Responsible Business Conduct, Directorate for Financial and Enterprise Affairs, OECD
• Hester Janssens, Policy and Advocacy Officer at Fairtrade Netherlands
• Charlotte Bernhard, Senior Policy Advisor at the Directorate for Economic Development, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• Ruwan Subasinghe, Legal Director, International Transport Workers’ Federation
• Githa Roelans, Head of the Multinational Enterprises and Enterprise Engagement Unit of Enterprises Department, International Labour Organization