Jump-to points: 

(03:20) The work of Our Journey in Malaysia

(4:40) The impact of the pandemic on migrant workers in Malaysia

(07:00) The additional burden on women

(8:44) The risks for businesses in the absence of effective enforcement of migrant workers' rights

(12:00) The active role of businesses and what businesses should do to avoid unethical recruiting 

(24:45) The need to strengthen the collaboration between civil society and business 

PART I: #InvisibleHeroes Team

(02:46) Why Singapore? 

(07:23) A pronged strategy: Social media + cultural fairs + employee engagement

(09:34) Scaling migrant workers stories on social media

(12:50) The power of cultural fairs in making human connection

(16:04) Breaking down silo’s across employees through mentoring

(20:15) The importance of branding and messaging to tell stories effectively

PART II: #NFTs Team

(24:29) What are non-fungible tokens (NFTs)?

(26:13) How to connect NFTs, art, and migrant workers

(27:45) The disruptive potential of NFTs

(29:55) Artists uptake of NFTs

(33:36) Using NFTs to elevate migrants’ stories 

(35:52) A London showcase - an arts and migrant hub

Emily Kenway is an activist and author who was involved with the establishment of the office of the UK and slavery, Commissioner, where she was responsible for private sector engagement and has also worked for a number of organisations focused on Labor rights in both the UK and abroad.

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Chrik Poortman has chaired the CoST Board since 2011. In addition to his role with CoST, he is Senior Adviser at Transparency International, where he was Director of Global Programmes for the International Secretariat until 2010. Prior to TI, Chrik worked for the World Bank in many regions. 

Maria da Graça Prado is CoST’s Senior Policy & Research Adviser. She is a legal professional whose experience has focused on construction and infrastructure, and has advised on contract management, compliance and dispute resolution.