David Hayer has led change management within supply chains, including a shift from seasonal sourcing to category management, the development of a more responsive supply chain and institutionalized non-merchandise sourcing. David led sourcing offices in the India subcontinent and was responsible for the largest sourcing category. David has gained deep knowledge of Gap Inc. business and supply chain and has a passion for improving the lives of garment workers.
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Sustainable Supply Chain Labor Practices
Navigating the COVID-19 Crisis
Wednesday, April 15, 2020, 10am EDT
Event Overview
As the COVID-19 crisis roils the world economy, it creates significant disruptions to global supply networks. Many major American and European buyers and manufacturers of apparel and other consumer goods are rationalizing their supply chains, while others are diversifying and stretching further afield. Their decisions impact tens of thousands of suppliers and millions of supply chain workers around the world.
How are buyers making these important decisions, and are working conditions playing any part in their considerations? How are major buyers, unions, and governments planning to support supply chain workers? Will the economic crisis shift the debate about voluntary versus mandatory measures for buyers in their supply chains?
On Wednesday, April 15, Cornell faculty experts, along with sourcing and union leaders, will discuss these questions and more as they examine the implications of COVID-19’s disruption of global supply chains for both buyers and workers.
How are buyers making these important decisions, and are working conditions playing any part in their considerations? How are major buyers, unions, and governments planning to support supply chain workers? Will the economic crisis shift the debate about voluntary versus mandatory measures for buyers in their supply chains?
On Wednesday, April 15, Cornell faculty experts, along with sourcing and union leaders, will discuss these questions and more as they examine the implications of COVID-19’s disruption of global supply chains for both buyers and workers.
What You'll Learn
- How supply chain and labor market disruptions are playing out in the apparel sector
- What reactions to the crisis tell us about the impact of 20 years of labor rights campaigns and corporate responsibility work
- How the policy debates in the U.S. and Europe will change in response to the current crisis
- What needs to change for buyers and suppliers, workers’ organizations, and policymakers before the next crisis hits
Speakers
Apparel Supply Chain Executive
Jason Judd
Executive Director, Global Labor Institute
Cornell ILR School
Executive Director, Global Labor Institute, Cornell ILR School
Jason Judd is Executive Director of the Cornell ILR Global Labor Institute, which focuses on improving global labor practices. He previously led the Ship to Shore Rights Project at the International Labor Organization in Bangkok and served as Vice President of the Fair Labor Association in Washington, D.C., where he directed all accountability programs, including the FLA’s Fair Compensation work. Mr. Judd has worked in senior roles for the ILO’s Better Work program, Demos (New York), the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), the AFL-CIO, the Solidarity Center, and the Industrial Areas Foundation. His work has been featured in the New York Times and Financial Times, as well as on PBS. A former Fulbright Fellow, Mr. Judd holds an A.B. in Economics from Duke University and an MPA from l’École Nationale d’Administration (ENA/RULE).
Executive Director
Nazma Akter is the founder and Executive Director of the Awaj Foundation, which protects workers’ rights in the Ready-Made Garment (RMG) sector of Bangladesh. Nazma has been fighting to improve workers’ rights, especially women workers, in the garment sector in Bangladesh for over 32 years. Nazma is also the President of Sommilito Garments Sramik Federation, one of the largest union federations in Bangladesh, and co-chair of Asia Pacific Women’s Committee of IndustriALL Global Union.
Professor of Industrial Relations, Asian Studies and Public Affairs
Sarosh Kuruvilla is currently Professor of Industrial Relations, Asian Studies and Public Affairs at Cornell University. He joined Cornell’s faculty in 1990 after obtaining a doctorate in business administration from the University of Iowa in 1989, and after a career as a labor relations manager in the industry in India. He currently directs the New Conversations Project: Sustainable Labor Standards In Global Supply Chains.
David Hayer
Apparel Supply Chain Executive
Apparel Supply Chain Executive
David Hayer has led change management within supply chains, including a shift from seasonal sourcing to category management, the development of a more responsive supply chain and institutionalized non-merchandise sourcing. David led sourcing offices in the India subcontinent and was responsible for the largest sourcing category. David has gained deep knowledge of Gap Inc. business and supply chain and has a passion for improving the lives of garment workers.
Jason Judd
Executive Director, Global Labor Institute
Cornell ILR School
Executive Director, Global Labor Institute, Cornell ILR School
Jason Judd is Executive Director of the Cornell ILR Global Labor Institute, which focuses on improving global labor practices. He previously led the Ship to Shore Rights Project at the International Labor Organization in Bangkok and served as Vice President of the Fair Labor Association in Washington, D.C., where he directed all accountability programs, including the FLA’s Fair Compensation work. Mr. Judd has worked in senior roles for the ILO’s Better Work program, Demos (New York), the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), the AFL-CIO, the Solidarity Center, and the Industrial Areas Foundation. His work has been featured in the New York Times and Financial Times, as well as on PBS. A former Fulbright Fellow, Mr. Judd holds an A.B. in Economics from Duke University and an MPA from l’École Nationale d’Administration (ENA/RULE).
Nazma Akter
Executive Director
The Awaj Foundation
Executive Director
Nazma Akter is the founder and Executive Director of the Awaj Foundation, which protects workers’ rights in the Ready-Made Garment (RMG) sector of Bangladesh. Nazma has been fighting to improve workers’ rights, especially women workers, in the garment sector in Bangladesh for over 32 years. Nazma is also the President of Sommilito Garments Sramik Federation, one of the largest union federations in Bangladesh, and co-chair of Asia Pacific Women’s Committee of IndustriALL Global Union.
Sarosh Kuruvilla
Professor
Cornell ILR School
Professor of Industrial Relations, Asian Studies and Public Affairs
Sarosh Kuruvilla is currently Professor of Industrial Relations, Asian Studies and Public Affairs at Cornell University. He joined Cornell’s faculty in 1990 after obtaining a doctorate in business administration from the University of Iowa in 1989, and after a career as a labor relations manager in the industry in India. He currently directs the New Conversations Project: Sustainable Labor Standards In Global Supply Chains.
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