A brief introduction to the Electronics Watch staff
Electronics Watch is delighted to introduce you to its new staff team
Björn Claeson is the new Director of Electronics Watch. Based in Sweden, Björn has more than 15 years experience addressing public procurement and labour rights in global supply chains. He cofounded the US national advocacy network SweatFree Communities, which has been instrumental in dozens of state and local campaign successes aimed at using taxpayer money to protect workers' rights in global supply chains. He helped set up a US national network of public sector buyers, the Sweatfree Purchasing Consortium, to encourage public sector buyers to address labour rights in global supply chains collaboratively. Björn also served as Senior Policy Analyst with the Washington DC based International Labor Rights Forum, authoring several reports on labour rights and safety in Bangladeshi apparel factories. He is trained in cultural anthropology with a Ph. D. from the Johns Hopkins University.
Martina Hooper is the Administrator of Electronics Watch. Based in Barcelona, Martina led the €1million EC project for the development of Electronics Watch since its conception, and has worked on labour rights projects for the last 10 years - first at Birmingham City Council's International Department, and subsequently at the Spanish NGO SETEM, where she has led multi-country projects on the topics of labour rights and socially responsible public procurement in the garment and electronics industries. She has spent time working for NGOs in Peru and Sierra Leone, and has a BA degree in Philosophy & French from Leeds University, and an MSc degree in International Development Studies from the School of Oriental & African Studies, London. Martina knows the history of Electronics Watch inside out, from the successful EC grant application, to the incorporation as a Dutch non-profit organisation. She will be your go-to-person for administrative matters and will also coordinate Electronics Watch public communications, including press releases.
Please feel free to contact either Björn or Martina at any time with questions or suggestions.