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ethicaltrade. org The ETI supervisor training programme: Promoting equal treatment of workers Course for supervisors

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The ETI supervisor training programme:Promoting equal treatment of workers

Course for supervisors

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Session 1: Introduction

Session aims: • To introduce the course and its objectives• To clarify the learning outcomes of the course

Learning outcomes:• Supervisors understand the aims of the course

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Aims and objectives of the supervisor training course

Aim of the course

• To improve supervisors’ understanding of discrimination and sexual harassment, and their ability to promote equal treatment of workers

Objectives of the course To ensure that:1. Supervisors are aware of their rights and responsibilities and the rights

and responsibilities of those they supervise2. Supervisors are able to encourage a culture of respect in the workplace,

as well as prevent and handle discrimination and sexual harassment3. Supervisors are aware of their role in the day-to-day implementation of

workers’ rights4. Managers are aware of the challenges faced by supervisors in ensuring

equal treatment of workers, and work with supervisors to implement change

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Session 2: Supervisors’ position and role in the workplace

Session aims: • To explore supervisors’ position and role in the workplace

Learning outcomes:• Supervisors understand that they are a part of the whole

farm/factory• Supervisors understand that their role is important in terms of

people management• Supervisors are aware of tensions in their role due to pressure

from managers above them and workers below them

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Session 2: Questions

• Where do you see yourself in the structure of your workplace?• What is your job, compared to other peoples’ jobs?• What is unique about the job you do?

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Session 3: Responsibilities of supervisors

Session aims: • To explore supervisors’ people management responsibilities

Learning outcomes:• Supervisors understand the full range of their tasks in the

workplace• Supervisors recognise that people management is a key task• Supervisors understand their HR responsibilities and the power

they have over others who work underneath them

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Activity: Clocking in

• Consider your daily tasks from when you arrive at work until you leave

• Use the ‘clocking in’ template in your manual

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Session 4: Good management practice

Session aims: • To identify good and bad management practice, and the skills

needed to be a good manager

Learning outcomes:• Supervisors identify what makes good and bad management

practice, from their own experience• Supervisors recognise how it feels to be managed badly

compared to how it feels to be managed well• Supervisors can identify what skills a good manager needs• Supervisors recognise how their own practices measure up to this

ideal

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Session 5: Workers’ rights in the workplace

Session aims: • To consider the rights (and responsibilities) of workers, and the

role of supervisors and managers in ensuring they are met in the workplace

Learning outcomes:• Supervisors understand that they and those they supervise have

rights (and responsibilities) at work

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Session 5: Questions

• Why do laws and codes exist?• What are they based on?• Is there anyone they don’t apply to?

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Session 6: Recognising discrimination in the workplace

Session aims: • To identify and define discrimination in the workplace

Learning outcomes:• Supervisors can formulate a working definition of workplace

discrimination• Supervisors are able to recognise discrimination in the workplace

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Session 6: Questions

• When were you discriminated against?• When have you discriminated against somebody?

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Session 7: Forms of discrimination in the workplace

Session aims: • To explore different forms of discrimination in the workplace

Learning outcomes:• Supervisors understand the different forms of discrimination that

exist in the workplace• Supervisors understand the difference between ‘acceptable

behaviour’ and discrimination in the workplace

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Session 8: Supervisors’ role in preventing, ignoring or actively discriminating

Session aims: • To examine supervisors’ responsibilities in preventing and dealing

with discrimination

Learning outcomes:• Supervisors understand how their actions can help prevent,

ignore or actively discriminate• Supervisors understand their responsibilities in preventing and

dealing with discrimination

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Activity: Role plays

Groups develop role plays on one of the following:• Preventing discrimination• Ignoring discrimination • Actively discriminating

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Session 9: Learning points on discrimination

Session aims: • To review and summarise supervisors’ role in preventing and

handling discrimination in the workplace

Learning outcomes:• Supervisors understand their responsibilities in preventing and

handling discrimination

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Session 9: Question

• Do the voting results really show how discrimination is treated in your workplace?

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Session 10: Evaluation of Day 1

Session aims: • To get feedback from participants

Learning outcomes:• Supervisors are able to assess how well Day 1 of the training met

their expectations

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Session 11: Introduction to Day 2

Session aims: • To recap Day 1 and introduce Day 2

Learning outcomes:• Supervisors can recall learning points from Day 1• Supervisors capture issues from Day 1 to take forward to the

action planning• Supervisors are aware of the aims of Day 2

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Session 12: Defining and recognising sexual harassment in the workplace

Session aims: • To enable participants to define and recognise sexual

harassment in the workplace

Learning outcomes:• Supervisors are able to formulate a working definition of sexual

harassment in the workplace• Supervisors understand and recognise how sexual harassment is

manifested in the workplace

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Activity: Role play

• Observing role play on sexual harassment• Thinking about safe and hostile environments

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Session 13: Sexual harassment as a form of discrimination

Session aims: • To explore the relationship between discrimination and sexual

harassment

Learning outcomes:• Supervisors understand that sexual harassment is a form of

discrimination

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Session 13: Questions

• What do the codes of conduct say about discrimination?• What do the codes of conduct say about sexual harassment?• What are the links and parallels between discrimination and

harassment?

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Session 14: Supervisors’ role in preventing and dealing with sexual harassment in the workplace

Session aims: • To consider how supervisors can prevent, ignore or contribute to

sexual harassment in the workplace

Learning outcomes:• Supervisors understand their role in preventing, ignoring or

actively promoting sexual harassment in the workplace• Supervisors understand good and bad practices of dealing with

sexual harassment in the workplace

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Session 14: Questions

• What sexual harassment issues have you been faced with in your workplace?

• How have you dealt with them?

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Session 15: Discrimination and sexual harassment policy in the workplace

Session aims: • To enable participants to understand, develop and improve

discrimination and sexual harassment policies

Learning outcomes:• Supervisors understand discrimination and sexual harassment

policies in the workplace• Supervisors are able to develop discrimination and sexual

harassment policies for the workplace

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Session 15: Questions

• What are the main issues that should be in a discrimination and sexual harassment policy?

• What would the basic elements of each policy be?

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Summary: Essential elements of policies on discrimination and sexual harassment

• Clear statement of the company’s position on discrimination/sexual harassment

• Statement of coverage/scope• Definition of discrimination/sexual harassment and conditions

under which conduct is considered discriminatory/harassment• Complaints and investigation procedure• Consequences and penalties• Appeals process• Protection against retaliation

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Session 16: Implementing workers’ rights on discrimination and sexual harassment

Session aims: • To enable participants to understand how to implement workers’

rights on discrimination and sexual harassment

Learning outcomes:• Supervisors know that their company and management have

committed to implementing workers’ rights at work• Supervisors understand the role of discrimination and sexual

harassment policies in implementing workers’ rights• Supervisors understand how to implement workers’ rights in the

workplace

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Session 16: Questions about your policies

• Is there a clear statement of the company’s position on discrimination/sexual harassment?

• Are all employees covered by the policy?

• Is discrimination/harassment defined and conduct considered to be discriminating/harassing stated?

• Does the policy;- Have a complaints and investigation procedure?- State the consequences and penalties for violations?- Have an appeals procedure?- Have provisions for protection against retaliation?

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Session 17: Working with management to implement change in the workplace

Session aims: • To explore how supervisors can work with management to

implement workers’ rights on discrimination and sexual harassment in the workplace

Learning outcomes:• Supervisors and management are able to develop change plans

for implementing workers’ rights in the workplace• Management commit to support supervisors’ change plans

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Session 18: Conclusion and evaluation of the training

Session aims: • To conclude the training and get feedback from participants

Learning outcomes:• Supervisors are able to assess how well the training met their

expectations

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Thank you

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