Worker WELL-BEING PROGRAMS

Supporting Workers Globally

Working with factories to deliver better lives for workers is at the core of the Ethical Supply Chain Program. Our Worker Well-Being programs improve the safety and well-being of workers employed at toy factories around the world.

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Priortising the needs of your workforce

Our worker well-being programs are designed to create meaningful change for supply chain workers worldwide. By working closely with factories, we identify key challenges employees face—from access to childcare to equitable workplace policies—and develop targeted solutions that improve their quality of life. Through collaboration with businesses of all sizes, we help build safer, more supportive working environments that benefit both workers and employers.

A needs-based approach drives our initiatives, ensuring that programs directly address the realities of workers' lives. From employer-funded childcare to parental training and women’s empowerment initiatives, we implement practical solutions that make a lasting impact. Learn more about how we support workers and their families through our global well-being programs on this page.

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ESCP speaks to Alice Yeung, Administration Director at Golden Cup Printing, about how the implementation of Family-Friendly Spaces and Gender Equality programs that have transformed the factory environment and improved staff retention.‍

About the Ethical Supply Chain Program

Our program focuses on social sustainability issues which impact well-being of workers involved in goods & products manufactured globally. Our requirements incorporate best practice and are reviewed on an ongoing basis to reflect the needs of all stakeholders in the supply chain.

We are a member of the United Nations Global Compact, see here how our program promotes the UN's Sustainable Development Goals.

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Hear from our Community

"There will inevitably be difficult times, and you can only tackle problems successfully when they arise if you've got a very good ongoing relationship with suppliers, which ESCP helps us to have."
Shaun Hodgkinson
Dorling Kindersley (DK)
Chief Operating Officer
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Blog
June 11, 2025
Celebrating International Day of Play: Empowering Workers and Their Families Through Our Family-Friendly Factory Program

Celebrate International Day of Play with ESCP. Anita Lo, General Manager of the Ethical Supply Chain Program (ESCP) shares how family-friendly factories are improving worker well-being and driving ethical supply chains.

Event
May 30, 2025
We're Speaking at Northern Sustainability Summit this July

Our President & CEO will speak at Northern Sustainability Summit 2025, sharing insights on social sustainability with impacts from our worker well-being programs such as Family-Friendly Factory and Gender Equality initiative.

Blog
May 29, 2025
What 5 Years Has Taught Me About Social Impact

Áine McCarthy, Senior Manager of the Social Impact Program at the Ethical Supply Chain Program shares with us what 5 years of working in social impact has taught her.