Supply Chain Governance : Arguments for worker-driven enforcement

Social auditing has proven to be ineffective in addressing rights violations of workers in supply chains. • By contrast, worker-centred enforcement – where workers participate in the design and oversight of enforcement mechanisms – enables workers to bring labour rights violations to the attention of enterprises without fear of retaliation. • This brief summarises evidence of social auditing failures, offers arguments for worker-centred enforcement, and identifies key features of worker-centred enforcement mechanisms that best support the stated aims of an European human rights due diligence legislation.