WEST PRINCIPLES

The WEST Principles aim to maximize the impact of technology-driven efforts to identify and address the risk of abuse and exploitation of workers in global supply chains. By encouraging the adoption of a common set of guidelines, the Principles seek to ensure the use of technology will meaningfully affect workers' lives. Initiated by a group of technology providers, the Principles seek to engage stakeholders at all levels of global supply chains to collectively develop a roadmap to operationalize their use... By establishing an agreed upon approach, the WEST Principles aim to maximize the impact of technology-driven efforts to engage workers in global supply chains and ensure they can work with dignity and free from abuse. Initiated by a group of technology providers, the Principles seek to engage stakeholders at all levels of global supply chains-including workers, worker organizations, the private sector, and governments-to collectively develop a roadmap to operationalize their use.