At JACK & JONES, it’s very clear to us that an equal world is one of the foundations of A/BETTER WORLD. That is why we believe in working with our manufacturers to support the women in our supply chain both in and out of the workplace.
Women who have access to information on health and personal development can make better decisions for themselves and their families. Plus, with the knowledge and power to take charge of their own choices, they can become powerful agents of change for the wider community.
Through our parent company BESTSELLER, we have been part of the HERproject™, a program that provides tailored workplace education courses for women and men — who are also a crucial piece of the puzzle — since 2012.
Run by BSR (Business for Social Responsibility) HERproject™’s programs are designed to increase the wellbeing, confidence and economic potential of women working in global supply chains. Since we came on board, over 60,000 workers across 19 of our manufacturing partners in Bangladesh, India and Pakistan have been positively impacted. The HERproject™ programs will also be implemented within two of our manufacturing partners in China.
HOW DOES HERPROJECT™ WORK?
HERproject™ provides four different workplace education programs:
● HERhealth, which raises awareness about healthy eating, maternal health and personal and menstrual hygiene
● HERrespect, which provides critical reflections on gender norms and builds skills to prevent and address gender-based violence in the workplace
● HERfinance, which supports employers to digitize wage payments so women have greater financial independence and control over their earnings
● HERessentials, a digital toolkit born from a need to continue supporting workers remotely during the pandemic, which BESTSELLER has had a direct hand in developing