Batik International

Networks and CSR

Marie Lacuisse — 2010-08-18T15:44:59Z

Networks and CSR Global Compact BATIK International joined in May 2010 Global Compact, the United Nations policy initiative for business that are committed to aligning their operations and strategies with ten universally accepted principles in the areas of human rights, labor, environment and anti-corruption. By joining this network BATIK International looks forward to the reinforcement and development of new partnerships together with those entities backed by a well-known background and (...) - 5. CSR

Ethics and economic forum

Marie Lacuisse — 2010-08-18T15:41:34Z

Organization of the Ethics and Economic Forum on Textile and Fashion Accessories Within the framework of Hanoi 1000-year-celebration, the Ile-de-France region and the People's Committee of Hanoi are also commemorating 20 years of mutual cooperation by organizing a one-week forum of encounters and gatherings that will take place from November 2nd to November 6th 2010. The spotlight of this week will be the sharing of expertise and know-how of each territory and it is in this propitious (...) - 5. CSR

Organisation d'un Forum Ethique et Economique

Marie Lacuisse — 2010-08-18T12:53:04Z

Organisation d'un Forum Ethique et Economique autour du textile et des accessoires de mode Dans le cadre des festivités du millénaire de Hanoi, la Région Ile-de- France et le Comité Populaire de Hanoi célèbreront les 20 ans de leur coopération par l'organisation conjointe d'une semaine d'échanges et de rencontres du 2 au 6 novembre 2010. Cette semaine s'articulera autour du partage des savoir-faire de chaque territoire : les acteurs franciliens et vietnamiens de la mode et du textile y seront tout (...) - 5. RSE

Réseaux et RSE

Marie Lacuisse — 2010-08-18T12:43:37Z

Réseaux et RSE // Global Compact BATIK International a adhéré en mai 2010 au Global Compact (Pacte Mondial) initié par les Nations Unies et décliné au Vietnam, dont le but est de promouvoir la légitimité sociale des entreprises et des marchés, et d'engager les entreprises et autres parties prenantes à adhérer à dix principes universellement acceptés : les droits de l'homme, les normes du travail, l'environnement et la lutte contre la corruption... Plus particulièrement active au Vietnam, (...) - 5. RSE

5. Sewing cooperative (Tunisia)

Batik — 2010-08-18T09:19:48Z

Support to the Implementation of a Women Fair-Trade Cooperative in Tunisia In the framework of the project FEM for entrepreneuse women in the Mediterranean basin, BATIK International and its NGO partners in Egypt, Tunisia, Lebanon, and Morocco, have developed a training and consulting project targeting women who have been granted with micro-credits. The initiative also involves the creation of a network of fair-trade textile producers between the microentrepreneuses, three French fashion (...) - 2. Training initiatives

2. Support to business start-up projects in Figuig (Morocco)

Batik — 2010-08-18T08:24:03Z

Support to business start-up projects in Figuig (2002-2007) Within the framework of decentralized cooperation between the Seine-Saint-Denis department and the municipality of Figuig (Morocco), a local development component was included to support and promote the start-up of small businesses in the area. Figuig had traditionally been a commercial enclave between Algeria and Morocco but suffered a big economic crisis after the clossing of frontiers between both countries in 1970s. The (...) - 4. Business start-up projects

3. Reinforcing IMF's services

Batik — 2010-08-18T07:54:58Z

Reinforcement of the Micro-Finance Institute (IMF) services in Tunisia (2004-2005) Enda Interarabe is a Tunisian microfinance ONG that helps vulnerable people, basically women, access to micro-credits in order to enable them to carry on income generating activities but also assisting them in other non-financial matters, mainly giving advice towards: business managing a better understanding on the elementary rules on health and hygiene further knowledge on institutional matters (...) - 4. Business start-up projects

6. Educational partnership Hai Ba Trung

Batik — 2010-08-16T12:59:21Z

Educational partnership together with the Training center Hai Ba Trung in Hanoi (2003-2005) The public training center Hai Ba Trung was established in Hanoi in 1984 holding 4 different areas of training; one of them dedicated to catering, in which around 700 students are enrolled each year. The region of Ile de France, within a framework of decentralized cooperation with the Hanoi's People's Committee, assisted in reconstructing this training center in 2002. BATIK International (...) - 2. Training initiatives

2. Longue Marche

Batik — 2010-08-16T09:24:21Z

EVALUATION OF LONGUE MARCHE PROJECT (2006-2008) The “Long Marche” project has been implemented in the framework of a project from the European Commission's FSE Programme EQUAL by the ASLC (Association for the Cultural and Language Schooling Assistance) with the support of the Committee Against Modern Slavery and the network “Retravailleur”. This project has aimed at understanding the risks of suffering human exploitation of Chinese woman living in France; specially in the domains of household (...) - 1. Migrants initiatives

4. FEM – Mediterranean businesswomen

Batik — 2010-08-09T14:40:56Z

Mediterranean businesswomen (Egypt, Libanon, Marocco, Tunisia) 2006-2008 Following the pilot experience led jointly by BATIK International and Enda interarabe (French and Tunisian development NGOs) on the strengthening of advisory services to women micro-entrepreneurs (see the hyperlink), a regional level project, FEM – Femmes Entrepreneuses en Méditerrannée (Mediterranean Businesswomen) was launched in 2006 within the European Union's MEDAWOMEN program (EOWEL, Enhancing the Opportunities (...) - 4. Business start-up projects