Indian Sugar Industry Workers Association

Welcome to Indian Sugar Industry Workers Association :: Fighting Exploitation in the Sugar Industry

W S R

The Worker-Driven Social Responsibility

The Worker-driven Social Responsibility model refers to an approach to Human Rights Due Diligence (HRDD) where workers themselves actively lead the process of monitoring and enforcing labour standards within a company's supply chain, directly engaging with brands and retailers through legally binding agreements, giving workers more power to protect their rights and address abuses within the system. This model is often cited as a more effective approach than the traditional Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) paradigm, which has proven widely ineffective at its stated purpose of protecting human rights in global supply chains. Thanks to its unique success, the WSR model has expanded today to multiple industries – including garment, dairy, and construction – and is active on five continents.

  

ISWA India

Behind Every Spoon of Sugar, There’s a Story of Struggle

ISWA

Indian Sugar Industry Workers Association

We are building the first-ever WSR model around sugar supply chains and agricultural labor in Asia! We are building towards a robust WSR model which empowers sugarcane cutters to serve as frontline monitors of their own rights and, in the process, providing a proven system of human rights due diligence for global brands sourcing from India. ISWA is committed to partnering with international brands to ensure that India’s labour laws – particularly those barring forced labor and sexual violence – are implemented in the sugar industry supply chain.