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ISSARA ACADEMY

Issara Academy is comprised of training programs for employers, recruiters, and civil society, and global webinars for brands and retailers, donors, and practitioners.  Trainings and webinars provide cutting edge insights on business and human rights that leverage worker voice intelligence and Issara's on-the-ground experience.  Trainings analyze and deconstruct emerging good practice, provide peer-to-peer and case study sharing on how to improve management systems and performance, and convey the latest information regarding laws and processes related to migrant labour in Southeast Asia.  Issara Academy is an important forum for networking and building relationships within the growing business and human rights community as well, particularly at the national level in Asian countries.

TRAINING TOPICS FOR SUPPLIERS, RECRUITMENT AGENCIES, AND CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS

  • Supplier onboarding and Worker Voice orientation

  • Business and Human Rights 101 for suppliers

  • Ethical Recruitment 101 for suppliers

  • Ethical Recruitment clinics

  • Ethical Grievance Mechanisms

  • Inclusive Labour Monitoring and Supplier Dashboard

  • Ethics and Guidelines for interpreters

  • Ethics and Guidelines for Line Supervisors

  • Digital security & Human Rights for CSOs

  • Empowerment and behavior change programming for CSOs

  • Inclusive Labour Monitoring system adoption for CSOs

TRAINING LOCATIONS

  • THAILAND: Trainings offered throughout the year, alternating between Bangkok and the provinces.

  • NEPAL: Trainings offered quarterly, in Kathmandu.

  • MYANMAR:  Trainings offered in Yangon.

  • MALAYSIA: Trainings offered offered throughout the year, alternating between Kuala Lumpur and Johor Bahru.

  • GLOBAL:  Webinars offered monthly - most are public and geared toward a multi-stakeholder audience; some are invitation-only for Issara Strategic Partners.

  • ONLINE: In different languages such as Thai, Burmese, Nepali, Khmer and English.

Upcoming Events

  • Ethical Grievance Mechanisms
    Ethical Grievance Mechanisms
    Multiple Dates
    Fri, Sep 29
    Khwaeng Khlong Tan Nuea
    Sep 29, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM GMT+7
    Khwaeng Khlong Tan Nuea, 27 Soi Sukhumvit 55, Khwaeng Khlong Tan Nuea, Watthana, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon 10110, Thailand
    Sep 29, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM GMT+7
    Khwaeng Khlong Tan Nuea, 27 Soi Sukhumvit 55, Khwaeng Khlong Tan Nuea, Watthana, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon 10110, Thailand
    This training will provide the conceptual understanding of grievance mechanisms, how to build and strengthen the suppliers’ effective grievance mechanisms, its benefits, and handling and remediating worker grievances.
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  • Supplier Onboarding and Worker Voice Orientation
    Supplier Onboarding and Worker Voice Orientation
    Multiple Dates
    Thu, Oct 05
    Virtual Event in Thai
    Oct 05, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM GMT+7
    Virtual Event in Thai
    Oct 05, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM GMT+7
    Virtual Event in Thai
    This training is for new suppliers to learn how Issara’s worker voice works and how it benefits suppliers as part of Issara’s ILM protocol. You will learn how the supplier dashboard works and the overview of Worker Voice-Driven Ethical Recruitment.
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  • Checklist: MSA review tool & Recruitment Agency - Vetting and Selecting tool sessions (online)
    Checklist: MSA review tool & Recruitment Agency - Vetting and Selecting tool sessions (online)
    Oct 12, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
    Zoom
    According to the Issara Worker Voice-Driven Ethical Recruitment Toolkit, we conduct training for Thai suppliers to do the checklist for their MSA and how to vet and select the ethical recruitment agency.
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  • Ethics and Guidelines for Interpreters
    Ethics and Guidelines for Interpreters
    Multiple Dates
    Tue, Nov 28
    Location is TBD
    Nov 28, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM GMT+7
    Location is TBD
    Nov 28, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM GMT+7
    Location is TBD
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  • Business and Human Rights 101 for Suppliers in Malaysia
    Business and Human Rights 101 for Suppliers in Malaysia
    Thu, Dec 07
    Virtual Event in English
    Dec 07, 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM GMT+7
    Virtual Event in English
    Dec 07, 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM GMT+7
    Virtual Event in English
    Suppliers will learn how and why international human rights laws matter to businesses. Global trends and human rights violation related to business will be presented, including the fundamental knowledge on ethical recruitment and HRDD.
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  • Ethical Recruitment 101
    Ethical Recruitment 101
    Fri, Dec 15
    Virtual Event in Burmese
    Dec 15, 1:30 PM – 4:30 PM GMT+7
    Virtual Event in Burmese
    Dec 15, 1:30 PM – 4:30 PM GMT+7
    Virtual Event in Burmese
    Recruitment Agencies will learn how and why international human rights laws matter to businesses for cross-border recruitment. The session will cover business and worker risks, agency challenges, and end with discussions on solutions and practical steps forward.
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  • Business and Human Rights 101 for Suppliers in Thailand
    Business and Human Rights 101 for Suppliers in Thailand
    Multiple Dates
    Thu, Jan 25
    Virtual Event in Thai
    Jan 25, 2024, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM GMT+7
    Virtual Event in Thai
    Jan 25, 2024, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM GMT+7
    Virtual Event in Thai
    Suppliers will learn how and why international human rights laws matter to businesses. Global trends and human rights violation related to business will be presented, including the fundamental knowledge on ethical recruitment.
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