Worker Rights Consortium

Join Us at the 69th UN Commission on the Status of Women Parallel Event

The WRC, along with Asia Floor Wage Alliance (AFWA) and Global Labor Justice, invites you to:
Parallel Session: Women Workers Stand up to Workplace Violence and Harassment – The Central Java Agreement for Gender Justice

📅 Monday, March 17 | 2:30–4 p.m.
📍 Salvation Army (Lower Level), 221 E. 52nd St., New York, NY 10022

Join us for presentations on the groundbreaking supply chain agreement, the Central Java Gender Justice Agreement, establishing a union-led program to prevent and eliminate workplace gender-based violence and harassment. The Agreement, signed among four unions, Korean multinational Ontide, and global labor organizations and complemented by a commitment from sportswear brand Fanatics, covers the 6,250 workers at Ontide’s two factories in Indonesia. The Central Java Agreement incorporates key definitions and elements from the ILO Convention 190 on Violence and Harassment in the world of work.

The session will include interviews with women workers employed at the Ontide factories, union leaders, and a panel discussion with representatives from GLJ, AFWA, and the WRC.

🎤 Panelists:
Jessica Champagne, Deputy Director of Strategy & Field Operations, WRC
Jennifer (JJ) Rosenbaum, Executive Director, GLJ
Anannya Bhattacharjee, International Coordinator, AFWA
Moderator: Rola Abimourched, Deputy Director of Investigations & Gender Equity, WRC

Register here for the NGO forum at CSW; this requirement is required to attend all parallel sessions: https://ngocsw69forum.events.whova.com/registration/

Women Garment Workers Win Landmark Gender Justice Agreement

After years of gender-based violence and harassment, women workers in Central Java have won a historic agreement protecting 6,250 garment workers producing clothing, including Nike licensed goods, for Fanatics. The Central Java Agreement for Gender Justice was negotiated by SPN, SPSI, and KASBI at PT Batang Apparel Indonesia, and SPSI at PT Semarang Garment Indonesia, with support from the Worker Rights Consortium (WRC), Asia Asia Floor Wage Alliance (AFWA), and Global Labor Justice—all of whom are signatories.

A 2021 WRC investigation exposed systemic abuse that brand audits failed to prevent. Now, this union-led Agreement creates a program to eliminate GBVH and ensure worker safety.

From Fear to Power: How Indonesian Women Workers Won Binding Commitments for Change - Worker Rights Consortium Worker Rights Consortium