International Matchmaking for Workers’ Rights
Interview with Georg Weininger, Business Scout for Development at the German Trade Union Confederation (DGB)
In the aftermath of the Rana Plaza catastrophe, the BMZ and the German Trade Union Confederation (DGB) joined forces to foster human rights in global supply chains. A few years later, the German Supply Chain Act ensures binding regulation on this issue. Georg Weininger works as the first Business Scout for Development at the DGB. In this interview, he provides a brief overview of his mission to get unions more involved in German development cooperation.
To watch the interview, click on the following link: Sustainable Supply Chains – From a Union Perspective
Business Scouts for Development
work as development policy experts on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for
Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). As such, they advise German,
European and local companies and economic stakeholders on development policy
matters. As part of GIZ´s project Promotion of Multi-Stakeholder Projects for
Sustainable Textile Supply Chains, Georg Weininger is the first Scout at the
German Trade Union Confederation (DGB). The interview sheds light on his
mission to bring the worlds of the trade unionism and development cooperation
closer together.
Copyright image: Unsplash, 2022
