Verité is an independent, non-profit socially responsible auditing, training, capability building and research organization established in 1995. Our mission is to ensure that people worldwide work under safe, fair and legal working conditions. We achieve this by partnering with corporations, NGOs, governments, and international institutions. Our experience spans over 70 countries and territories. Recognized for its entrepreneurial approach to problem solving and business and workplace expertise, Verité implements programs to ensure that workers around the world have access to the resources required to reshape their lives. This vision is embodied in the following program strategies around which Verité organizes our work:Campaign for change in key systems, with support from foundations, corporations and governments, to eliminate some of the most pressing challenges affecting workers today (for example our campaigns on Debt Bonded Foreign Contract Labor and Excessive Overtime in China and Advancing Women in the Global WorkplacePartner with companies to document conditions in their supply chains, offer solutions and build capacity at both the factory and corporate levels to resolve problems, ensuring that workers' concerns remain primaryEnsure the effectiveness and accuracy of the practice of social auditing by setting standards and providing certification for individual auditors through our unique, NGO-collaborative RAISE Institute . Advise governments on ways to improve labor laws and strengthen protections for workers (examples include: United States, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, the Philippines, Thailand and the European Parliament)Assist investors to understand the actions that companies can take to ensure effective management of risks of labor violations in contracted supply chains, and to understand the geographic and demographic context of such risks. Strengthen the rule of law and protections for workers globally by tying recommendations to International Labor Organization conventions and national lawsBuild strategies at the corporate level to ensure that companies are able to resolve the problems they face in their global sourcing and make lasting improvements to organizational performanceSend mail to webmaster with questions or comments about this web site.
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