Electronics Watch celebrates 10 years of impact
Today, we proudly mark a decade of Electronics Watch! Founded on 19 February 2015, our organisation emerged from a three-year EU funded initiative, uniting seven NGOs with a shared vision: to harness the power of public procurement to protect workers' rights.
A decade on, that vision has grown into a global movement. From our beginnings with seven monitoring partners and 15 founding affiliates, we have flourished into a network that now stands stronger than ever:
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1518 public sector affiliates in 13 countries plus one international organisation, using their leverage to promote and protect workers' rights.
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18 monitoring partners in production and mining regions, working year-round within workers' communities, guided by their rights and priorities.
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10 public sector participants from six countries in our Low Emission Vehicle Programme, expanding our impact into the automotive sector.
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Six public authorities engaged in the Knowledge Building Series of our Innovation Pilot, learning how they can protect workers across all high-risk purchasing categories.
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Regular dialogue with 25 trade unions in production regions, essential partners in the worker-driven remediation processes that we facilitate.
Thanks to all of you for your diligent, committed, and heartfelt work, often in challenging circumstances. Your collaboration has allowed us to increase our impact for workers in global supply chains. Together, we are realising the potential of public procurement for workers' rights.
As we look ahead to the next 10 years, Electronics Watch remains committed to standing against global threats to human rights, climate, and democracy, and to seizing every opportunity to make a difference. We know there are challenges ahead, but with the experience of 10 successful years of our unique organisation to build on, we know we can continue to drive change.