Welcome to our FREE online course "Towards Decent Work in Global Supply Chains".
This is a compressed online course discussing labour issues in global supply chains as well as policies and strategies to address such issues and achieve decent work.
The mix of video lectures, readings, exercises and interaction with other course participants will enable you to engage in complex debates about main issues and strategies to ensuring work with dignity in global supply chains.
What will I learn?
In this course you will get an overview of the main drivers of the global supply chains as well as the impact of supply chains on development. You will be exposed to some of the main issues regarding working conditions and workers’ rights in global supply chains. The course also helps you to acquire a deeper understanding of the governance framework and some of its main gaps. It also covers some recent regulatory measures aimed at improving working conditions and workers’ rights in global supply chains. Finally, you will also learn more about strategies of trade unions at various levels to ensure decent work.
What do I need to know?
The course requires a working level of English. It draws on the fields of political science and law at the level of a Masters’ programme. However, theoretical concepts are explained in an accessible and well-illustrated way, so it is also possible to participate in the course using skills and knowledge acquired outside formal education.
Course workload
The estimated workload is 5-6 hours per week if you read also the key reading for each unit.