Human Rights @Work provides services to companies, NGOs and government related to (international) labour rights and human rights. Many internationally operating companies face potential issues, such as child labour, forced labour, discrimination, freedom of association or rights of indigenous people to land or health and safety of the environment they live in. A company can contribute to or be linked to these issues via their supply chains. Many companies struggle putting their business… Show more Human Rights @Work provides services to companies, NGOs and government related to (international) labour rights and human rights. Many internationally operating companies face potential issues, such as child labour, forced labour, discrimination, freedom of association or rights of indigenous people to land or health and safety of the environment they live in. A company can contribute to or be linked to these issues via their supply chains. Many companies struggle putting their business principles around these issues into practice. Using my background as a human rights lawyer and over twenty years of experience with CSR and risk management, I provide services varying from training to risk management of international supply chains (both for government as for individual multinationals), developing strategies and programmes to help business use its potential to have a positive impact on people. Some of my latest projects include:- Supporting several multinationals in developing a roadmap for human rights due diligence, including risk management, impact assessment, gap analysis, improving grievance mechanisms- Facilitation of internal and external stakeholder workshops to identify human rights risks- Modern slavery Act implementation- Gender in the financial sector- Assessing the effectiveness of a grievance mechanism for human rights- What does respect for freedom of association look like in garment producing countries such as Bangladesh and Vietnam- Webinars and workshops for companies to understand human rights due diligence- Understanding Freedom of Association in local context for some Unions and multistakeholder initiatives - Setting up the ISV Academy for public procurement (integrating human rights in procurement) for the Dutch government- Developing and supporting the Dutch Child Labour Fund for companies (FBK-RVO)- Advising UNICEF with the implementing of the Child Rights and Business Principles Show less

UNICEF the Netherlands selected three priority sectors for children's rights. The extractive sector, the garment sector and the food sector. On behalf of Unicef, negotiated and participated in the gold covenant. Provided due diligence training to participating companies. Children's rights in the extractive sector is not only about child labour but also about the enormous impact the mining sector has on communities.

The project “Enhancing cooperation between Dutch companies and the ILO in the field of CSR” began in November 2013 and concluded with a workshop for Dutch companies at the Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment in The Hague, on 24 April 2015.The main objective of the project was to strengthen the ties between the ILO and private companies in the Netherlands on the grounds of mutual interest. The underlying idea was that closer ties would promote better use of ILO expertise by private… Show more The project “Enhancing cooperation between Dutch companies and the ILO in the field of CSR” began in November 2013 and concluded with a workshop for Dutch companies at the Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment in The Hague, on 24 April 2015.The main objective of the project was to strengthen the ties between the ILO and private companies in the Netherlands on the grounds of mutual interest. The underlying idea was that closer ties would promote better use of ILO expertise by private companies, in particular in international operations, and would help them to achieve their business objectives while at the same time fostering the implementation of the Decent Work Agenda. The project also aimed at improving the ILO’s understanding of how it is perceived by companies.As the consultant for the project, I analyzed companies' needs in relation to managing international labour issues and the potential role of the ILO. This was done by interviewing companies, unions, NGOs and other stakeholders and organizing a joined meeting in the Netherlands. Show less

providing training and advice to government and business to respect and implement human rights in doing business. Advocacy on human rights and business. Capacity building of NGOs in other countries on human rights and business. Developing tailor-made training on different topics. Developing manual for business to comply with the social conditions of public procurement in the Netherlands.

Developing Oxfam Novib strategy on involving the private sector to contribute with its core business to reduce poverty. Working with different sectors, such as aquaculture and tea in multi-stakeholder settings on finding solutions, using verification and certification as tools. Developing IDH programme on tea and aquaculture. Supporting civil society organisations in Asia and Eastern Europe to influence the private sector in their countries.

Developing time bound programmes for the International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour (IPEC) in Indonesia. Giving support to Indonesian government, NGOs to implement programmes to eliminate child labour.

Part of the East Asia Multidisciplinary Advisory Team to provide advice and training to governments in the region on the policy and practice of ILO standards.

Representation of the Dutch government in administrative and civil court cases.