Dignity in Work for All

16/09/2026

DIWA is pleased to be participating in the UN Responsible Business and Human Rights Forum in Bangkok this week.

📌 Tomorrow, September 17, DIWA’s Marie Apostol will be speaking in a panel on Resilient Supply Chains That Protect Workers: Practical human rights due diligence in Asia-Pacific markets. The Panel will be in Conference Room 3 from 9-10am.

Please come to learn more re:

Practical approaches for strengthening supply-chain resilience while advancing human rights due diligence and worker protection.

A clearer understanding of implementation barriers beyond tier 1, including recruitment risks, supplier readiness, SME constraints and gaps in worker voice.

Examples of enabling conditions, such as clearer buyer-supplier expectations, responsible recruitment controls, market incentives, worker-informed risk identification and access to remedy.

Ideas for public-private dialogue and collaboration across Malaysia, Thailand and wider Asia-Pacific supply chains.

Hope to see you there: https://www.rbhrforum.com/session/resilient-supply-chains-that-protect-workers

15/09/2026

👏🏽👏🏽 We congratulate the 42 Gender Committee staff members who participated in this important training on gender and human rights. Through meaningful partnerships and continuous learning, Dignity in Work for All remains committed to advancing gender equality and preventing gender-based violence in both the workplace and the home. 💙

20/08/2026

This week DIWA's Kamini Visvananthan participated in a panel entitled "Human Rights & Social Audits: Protecting SME Supply Chains Against Forced Labor Risks," at the HR National Conference & Convention 2026, organized by the Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF).

The conference in Kuala Lumpur brought together approximately 2,000 human resource practitioners and industry representatives from across Malaysia to discuss emerging workplace challenges and responsible business practices.

During the session, Kamini contributed to discussions on audit readiness, migrant worker welfare, third-party labor vendor accountability, and the growing expectations placed on businesses by customers and supply chain partners regarding human rights due diligence (HRDD).

Drawing on DIWA's experience working with employers, workers, and supply chain actors in Malaysia, Kamini shared common labor rights risks observed in workplaces, as well as practical examples of good practices that businesses can adopt to strengthen worker protections and, improve compliance outcomes, and boost collaboration among stakeholders.

👉 Read the key takeaways here: https://dignityinwork.org/human-resources-national-conference-2026/

Thanks again to the organizer, moderators and other speakers including Sabarinah Marzuky and Terence Ang for an insightful panel!

07/08/2026

📣 Eyes here! We're still looking for a Country Finance Administrator (CFA) for DIWA Japan!

📌 Check out this opportunity and apply if it aligns with your career goals. If you know someone suitable, tag them or share this post.

📢 We're Hiring!

DIWA-Japan is looking for a Country Finance Administrator (CFA) responsible for managing and executing various project-related financial and logistical tasks.

For more information, visit: https://dignityinwork.org/country-finance-administrator/

Please email your cover letter and CV to Frances Caraos at [email protected] with the subject line “Application for Country Finance Administrator – Japan”.

09/06/2026

We’re excited to announce that DIWA Japan is now on Facebook! 🇯🇵
This is part of DIWA’s ongoing efforts to build a strong community of human rights due diligence practitioners in Japan and beyond.

Follow the page for regular updates on training activities, events, and opportunities to learn and engage with us in meaningful steps toward dignity for all workers.

📢 Dignity in Work for All Japan（DIWA Japan）へようこそ

私たちDIWAは、人権、持続可能な開発、法律、労働・移民、社会的コンプライアンス、サプライチェーン・マネジメントなどの分野で豊富な経験を持つ専門家やアドボケイトによって構成される国際的NGOです。

20年以上前に東南アジアで設立され、現在は20カ国以上で活動しています。私たちは、すべての労働者が自らの権利と福祉を守り、高める力を持てる社会を目指し、イノベーションや協働、政策提言を通じて社会的・経済的公正の実現に取り組んでいます。

私たちは、人権と労働の尊厳を事業運営の中心に据えることは制約ではなく、より強く、革新的で、持続可能な企業づくりにつながる機会であると考えています。

DIWA Japanは、日本の企業や関係者の皆さまとともに、より公正で包摂的な労働環境の実現に向けて活動していきます。

今後、このページでは、ビジネスと人権、人権デューデリジェンス、責任あるサプライチェーン、労働者の権利に関する情報や活動報告、イベントのお知らせなどを発信していきます。

ぜひフォローして最新情報をご覧ください！🤝

🔍 詳しくはこちら 🔗 https://dignityinwork.org/japan/

05/06/2026

Last year, DIWA published a 🔎 Primer on Ethical Recruitment for Business Organizations in Japan that provides an overview of ethical recruitment with reference to Japanese and migrant-sending country regulations and an analysis of risks linked to recruitment practices, informed by DIWA’s audit programme and rapid assessments across Vietnam, Indonesia, Nepal, and the Philippines.

DIWA is looking forward to an upcoming webinar on this same topic next week in partnership with The Global Alliance for Sustainable Supply Chain
members in Japan!

👉 Read the Primer here: https://dignityinwork.org/primer-on-ethical-recruitment-in-japan/

👉 Reach out to learn more re: ongoing learning and training opportunities on the Employer Pays Principle

01/06/2026

📢 WE ARE HIRING!

Dignity in Work for All is looking for a Compensation and Benefits Assistant!
The Compensation and Benefits Assistant is expected to provide essential administrative support in the implementation, and management of the organization’s remuneration and employee programs.

For more information, visit: https://dignityinwork.org/compensation-and-benefits-assistant/

Please email your cover letter and CV to Frances Caraos at [email protected] with the subject line “Application for Compensation and Benefits Assistant”.

27/05/2026

Documented human rights abuses in seafood have resulted in policy changes at the national level for seafood supply chains across Asia, but there is a need for broader industry change to ensure rights are upheld and serious human rights violations are addressed.

This article describes approaches to traceability informed by human rights due diligence (HRDD) and the Employer Pays Principle (EPP), using examples drawn from more than 10 years of DIWA’s research and program interventions to tackle serious human rights issues in seafood.

💎 Thank you to Seafood Legacy Times for the opportunity to share these insights and collaborate on solutions in .

👉 Read the article here: https://times.seafoodlegacy.com/en/diwa-report/

08/05/2026

DIWA fully supports the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) efforts to establish robust 🔎 Guidance for the Repayment of Recruitment Fees and Related Costs and welcomes further discussions on ensuring commitment to responsible recruitment in the industry.

Please read DIWA’s memo ⬇️ wherein we share observations and insights gleaned from our work in the last decade re: addressing forced labour issues and promoting and the in the palm oil sector.

💎 We enjoin other organizations and companies to support the public review of the RSPO Guidance, ongoing until May 16th, to ensure that Indicator 6.8.3 delivers the positive human rights impacts it was designed to achieve.

👉 Read the full memo here: https://dignityinwork.org/insights-on-effective-repayment-and-ethical-recruitment-in-palm-oil/

👉 To contribute to the RSPO public consultation see: https://rspo.org/public-consultation-guidance-for-the-repayment-of-recruitment-fees-and-related-costs/

24/04/2026

📢 We're Hiring!

DIWA-Japan is looking for a Country Finance Administrator (CFA) responsible for managing and executing various project-related financial and logistical tasks.

For more information, visit: https://dignityinwork.org/country-finance-administrator/

Please email your cover letter and CV to Frances Caraos at [email protected] with the subject line “Application for Country Finance Administrator – Japan”.