Making a positive difference in people’s lives drives our work.
We are a social enterprise on a mission to support an inclusive and sustainable economy. We work innovatively on projects for business and human rights.
We are based in Portsmouth, in the south of England. Our work is international. Our community service projects are local.
Research
Develop, undertake and promote innovative research to push for change for UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 8 on inclusive and sustainable economic growth.
Labour and sustainability
Address sustainability and social risks of forced labour and human trafficking in business activities by providing targeted research as the basis of our training and consultancy.
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1st Food with Friends of 2024 in the words of one of our guests (from 🇪🇬):
“It was a great day, valuable information, delicious food, and the reception of the guests was excellent.”
Thank you @PHU_NHS & @TNLComFund for the support! Read more🩻💪
First Food With Friends for 2024 features Talk on Bone Health - Work Better Innovations
26 January 2024. For our first Food with Friends instalment of 2024, we welcomed our migrant guests in a brand-n...
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Speaking with @kwangliu in the #Taiwanology podcast by @CWM_en, our Director @bonny_ling analysed the upcoming EU Directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence and what this means for Taiwan’s businesses.
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👀Not long until we are hosting our first #FoodwithFriends of 2024, tomorrow. Excited to have Dr Mark Edwards @PHU_NHS present a talk on Bone Health before a homely-cooked lunch.
Learning & eating together seem to be our favourite activities.🫂🍲Thank you @TNLComFund!
On #InternationalMigrantsDay, WBI released the policy brief “Recruitment Fees and Related Costs in Taiwan: Dictionary of ENG-CHI Terms”. 1 month later, our findings show its impact in Taiwan &beyond. To read the Dictionary, visit our Publications page💻
One-Month Impact Overview of WBI’s Policy Brief on English-Chinese Terms in Taiwan’s Recruitment -
9 January 2024. One month after WBI published the policy brief “Recruitment Fees and Related Costs in Taiwan: Di...
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Our latest blog highlights 🔑 lessons from @IGPP_'s biannual Conference on 'Safeguarding Refugees and Asylum Seekers', attended by WBI’s @anitadavid2012 + other orgs. including @UkWelcomes @afrocatsmcr & more.
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WBI Attended Institute of Government and Public Policy’s Conference on Safeguarding Refugees &...
12 January 2024. In October last year, our Director of Community Engagement Anita David attended the Institute of ...
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Next to @Apple & @Cisco, WBI’s Director @bonny_ling was cited as a source highlighting Taiwan’s risks of Forced Labour in WBI’s 2022 Guidebook on Understanding @ilo's Indicators of FL.
Full article by @CWM_en⬇️ #CorporateSustainability #EmployerPays
The fight in Taiwan for better migrant worker conditions|Politics & Society|2024-01-10|web only
Often burdened by heavy brokerage fees needed to get and keep their jobs, some of the 750,000 foreign workers em...
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