About the project
Forced labour is a widespread issue in global supply chains, particularly in the electronics industry. The ElectroPower project addresses this challenge by empowering workers, trade unions, and civil society organisations to identify, report, and enforce effective remedies against forced labour.
The project pursues three key objectives:
- Empowering workers in the electronics supply chain to exercise their right to freedom of association in order to prevent and combat forced labour.
- Promoting the inclusion of particularly vulnerable groups, including women and migrant workers, in trade unions and other organising structures.
- Building the capacities of decision-makers at local, EU, and international levels – especially among public procurement authorities – to protect and enforce labour rights in the electronics industry.
ElectroPower works in collaboration with trade unions, NGOs, public procurement bodies, and policymakers to strengthen workers in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand. Through trainings, monitoring systems, grievance mechanisms, and strategic advocacy, the project contributes to the implementation of international labour standards, including ILO conventions and new EU regulations such as the Regulation on Forced Labour and the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD).
With targeted support for trade unions, the development of grievance mechanisms, and the strategic use of public procurement as a lever, ElectroPower helps create fair and safe working conditions in the electronics industry.
Activities
- WP 1 – Rights and Participation
Trainings and workshops provide workers with essential knowledge on freedom of association, collective bargaining, and social dialogue. “Train the Trainer” programmes help build a network to disseminate this knowledge within workplaces. Dialogues with companies and government institutions promote fair working conditions and combat forced labour. - WP 2 – Awareness and Sensitisation
Information campaigns, modern reporting systems (app, hotline), and cooperation with authorities inform workers and employers about forced labour, discrimination, and gender-based violence, and empower them to report abuses. - WP 3 – Worker Empowerment
Workers learn how to monitor their own working conditions, collect evidence, and report abuses. Regular risk analyses and digital tools such as a complaint app support them in actively addressing unfair practices. - WP 4 – Research and Political Advocacy
Comprehensive analyses and interviews result in concrete policy recommendations. Roundtables and workshops connect worker representatives, state actors, and industry stakeholders to strengthen the enforcement of international labour standards. - WP 5 – Coordination and Financial Support
20% of the budget is allocated as sub-grants to local trade unions and workers’ rights organisations to support training, monitoring, and networking activities.
Kontakt
Julia Weber
julia.weber@suedwind.at
Tel.: 0732/79 56 64 – 5
Projektpartner
Electronics Watch, Netherlands
INKRISPENA, Indonesia
University of Greenwich, England
Labour Rights Foundation, LRF Thailand
IndustriALL, Switzerland
IndustriALL – South East Asia Office, Malaysia
Funding notice
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