Experience

Löning – Human Rights & Responsible Business GmbH

• Germany
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Partner in the Netherlands

  • Jun 2021 - Present

  The Hague



Human Rights at Work

• Netherlands
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director

  • Jan 2011 - Present

  Den Haag, South Holland, Netherlands Human Rights @Work provides services to companies, NGOs and government related to (international) labour rights and human rights. Many internationally operating companies face potential issues, such as child labour, forced labour, discrimination, freedom of association or rights of indigenous people to land or health and safety of the environment they live in. A company can contribute to or be linked to these issues via their supply chains. Many companies struggle putting their business… Show more Human Rights @Work provides services to companies, NGOs and government related to (international) labour rights and human rights. Many internationally operating companies face potential issues, such as child labour, forced labour, discrimination, freedom of association or rights of indigenous people to land or health and safety of the environment they live in. A company can contribute to or be linked to these issues via their supply chains. Many companies struggle putting their business principles around these issues into practice. Using my background as a human rights lawyer and over twenty years of experience with CSR and risk management, I provide services varying from training to risk management of international supply chains (both for government as for individual multinationals), developing strategies and programmes to help business use its potential to have a positive impact on people. Some of my latest projects include: - Supporting several multinationals in developing a roadmap for human rights due diligence, including risk management, impact assessment, gap analysis, improving grievance mechanisms - Facilitation of internal and external stakeholder workshops to identify human rights risks - Modern slavery Act implementation - Gender in the financial sector - Assessing the effectiveness of a grievance mechanism for human rights - What does respect for freedom of association look like in garment producing countries such as Bangladesh and Vietnam - Webinars and workshops for companies to understand human rights due diligence - Understanding Freedom of Association in local context for some Unions and multistakeholder initiatives - Setting up the ISV Academy for public procurement (integrating human rights in procurement) for the Dutch government - Developing and supporting the Dutch Child Labour Fund for companies (FBK-RVO) - Advising UNICEF with the implementing of the Child Rights and Business Principles Show less



UNICEF Nederland

• Netherlands
• Non-profit Organizations
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Children's rights and business specialist

  • Jan 2016 - Jan 2018

  The Hague Area, Netherlands UNICEF the Netherlands selected three priority sectors for children's rights. The extractive sector, the garment sector and the food sector. On behalf of Unicef, negotiated and participated in the gold covenant. Provided due diligence training to participating companies. Children's rights in the extractive sector is not only about child labour but also about the enormous impact the mining sector has on communities.


KPN
• Netherlands
• Telecommunications
• 700 & Above Employee
• member of the KPN Advisory Board for CSR

  • Jun 2011 - Dec 2015


International Labour Organization (ILO)

• External Collaborator

  • Nov 2013 - Oct 2015

  The Hague Area, Netherlands The project “Enhancing cooperation between Dutch companies and the ILO in the field of CSR” began in November 2013 and concluded with a workshop for Dutch companies at the Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment in The Hague, on 24 April 2015. The main objective of the project was to strengthen the ties between the ILO and private companies in the Netherlands on the grounds of mutual interest. The underlying idea was that closer ties would promote better use of ILO expertise by private… Show more The project “Enhancing cooperation between Dutch companies and the ILO in the field of CSR” began in November 2013 and concluded with a workshop for Dutch companies at the Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment in The Hague, on 24 April 2015. The main objective of the project was to strengthen the ties between the ILO and private companies in the Netherlands on the grounds of mutual interest. The underlying idea was that closer ties would promote better use of ILO expertise by private companies, in particular in international operations, and would help them to achieve their business objectives while at the same time fostering the implementation of the Decent Work Agenda. The project also aimed at improving the ILO’s understanding of how it is perceived by companies. As the consultant for the project, I analyzed companies' needs in relation to managing international labour issues and the potential role of the ILO. This was done by interviewing companies, unions, NGOs and other stakeholders and organizing a joined meeting in the Netherlands. Show less



BECO

• Technology, Information and Internet

• associate consultant

  • Sep 2011 - Dec 2012

  Utrecht and Rotterdam



Aim for Human Rights

• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• manager business and human rights

  • Aug 2009 - Feb 2011

  providing training and advice to government and business to respect and implement human rights in doing business. Advocacy on human rights and business. Capacity building of NGOs in other countries on human rights and business. Developing tailor-made training on different topics. Developing manual for business to comply with the social conditions of public procurement in the Netherlands.



Oxfam Novib

• Non-profit Organization Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Advisor private sector Asia and Eastern Europe

  • Apr 2003 - Jul 2009

  Developing Oxfam Novib strategy on involving the private sector to contribute with its core business to reduce poverty. Working with different sectors, such as aquaculture and tea in multi-stakeholder settings on finding solutions, using verification and certification as tools. Developing IDH programme on tea and aquaculture. Supporting civil society organisations in Asia and Eastern Europe to influence the private sector in their countries.



ILO (International labour organisation)

• Child Labour expert Indonesia

  • May 1999 - May 2002

  Developing time bound programmes for the International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour (IPEC) in Indonesia. Giving support to Indonesian government, NGOs to implement programmes to eliminate child labour.



ILO

• France
• Architecture and Planning
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Regional advisor labour rights

  • Jan 1997 - Apr 1999

  Part of the East Asia Multidisciplinary Advisory Team to provide advice and training to governments in the region on the policy and practice of ILO standards.



Law Firm Pels Rijcken en Droogleever Fortuyn

• lawyer, attorney-at-law

  • Jul 1993 - Dec 1996

  Representation of the Dutch government in administrative and civil court cases.