27 November 2020 12:00pm–1:15pm
COVID-19 has shone a spotlight on how hundreds of thousands of workers are severely exploited, enslaved even, to make our PPE and other essential work tools. When the COVID-19 pandemic broke, there was a rush to find personal protective equipment (PPE) for key workers and laptops for home working.
But in the urgency to stay safe, nobody stopped to question who was making the PPE, and whether they were safe too. Join us for the second in a series of three webinars.
Through examining the purchasing cycle and two new UNISON reports, we will discuss the regulatory environment surrounding public sector procurement and how well it enables workers’ rights to be respected through public procurement, what needs changing and why.
Our panellists are:
- Olga Martin-Ortega, Professor in International Law specialising in public procurement and human rights, University of Greenwich
- Mike Kilner, Senior Category Manager, London Universities Purchasing Consortium
- Ben Vanpepperstrate, Business and Human Rights Expert
- Chair: Angela Roberts, Vice Chair, UNISON NEC International Committee
Other webinar dates will be announced shortly.
