How to introduce Participatory Rapid Appraisal for worker engagement
- Are you looking for effective ways to increase workers’ morale and loyalty?
- Are you looking for some simple and effective tools to enhance communication with workers?
- Do you know how to encourage workers take ownership to provide useful suggestions and present specific solutions?
- As a CSR representative of brands, do you know how to understand workers’ needs and voices effectively?
Background
Although the implementation of code of conduct throughout supply chain improves labor conditions and worker engagement becomes an agenda of brands, many factories are lack of skills and tools for this in reality. In addition, some factories are lack of effective communication ways between workers, neglect of workers’ suggestions and feedbacks. This harms the willingness to express and engagement of factory management.
Participatory rapid appraisal (PRA) was introduced to industrial sectors by BSR in implementing factory sustainable improvement projects and had a great impact. Participatory Rapid Appraisal is a methodology adopted by many NGOs and international organizations such as World Bank. It aims to incorporate the knowledge and opinions of rural people or people from different levels of the corporate ladder in the planning and management of development projects and programs.
Target Audience
- Brands/Suppliers
- EHS Managers
- Factory Managers
- CSR Managers
Course Content
- Principles of PRA: Empowerment, Respect, Visual Aids, Enjoyment and inclusiveness
- How does PRA work?
- PRA tools
- How to use PRA for worker engagement
- Case study
Trainer/Facilitator
Jason Ho
Jason leads in-depth training and work on strategy consulting, developing management systems around standards from Social Accountability International, the Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition, the International Council of Toy Industries, and the Business Social Compliance Initiative. With international networks and a global vision, Jason helps local and multinational companies develop their CSR strategies, identify their business case for CSR, and implement supply chain responsibility.
Prior to joining BSR, Jason focused on ethical trade and labor standards for eight years, visiting over 1,000 factories and focusing on field audits and remediation for a broad range of industries, including footwear, electronics, house ware, apparel, toy, and furniture. While working as a General Manager at the CSR Alliance, a CSR training platform in Shenzhen, Jason built a successful staff of consultants and web designers, arranged client trainings, and created one of the best known CSR websites in China.
Date
2009-06-18 14:00 - 17:00
Venue
Guangzhou
Cost
RMB
300/participant
Course Language
Mandarin
