Labour Compliance

Labour rights and workforce practices are at the heart of responsible business. At Social Stewards Pathfinders Pvt Ltd, we support organizations in aligning with statutory requirements while meeting international labour standards—ensuring compliance, fairness, and resilience across operations and supply chains. We help embedding fair labour practices, strengthening employee relations, create long term operational stability which re-risking labour practices (preventing grievances, disputes, penalties and reputational damage), and attract responsible investment.

• Comprehensive Labour Compliance System Design
  Advisory and implementation support for labour regulations including the Industrial Disputes Act (ID Act), Factories Act, Shops & Establishments Acts, Apprentices Act, Payment of Wages Act, and social security legislations. We help businesses maintain statutory registers, prepare HR policies, and ensure readiness for inspections and audits.
• Alignment with IFC Performance Standard 2 (PS-2) & ILO Conventions
  We bridge local compliance with global benchmarks such as IFC PS-2 on Labour and Working Conditions and ILO Core Conventions (freedom of association, collective bargaining, elimination of forced and child labour, and non-discrimination). This dual compliance ensures that businesses are not only legally secure but also globally credible in the eyes of investors and partners.
• Supply Chain & Contractor Workforce Governance
  We design and implement labour codes of conduct, contractor engagement policies, and monitoring frameworks to ensure ethical practices across supply chains. Our reviews help identify risks of forced labour, modern slavery, child labour, excessive overtime, and unsafe work conditions, and put in place corrective actions that strengthen supplier accountability.
• Workforce Restructuring & Retrenchment SOPs
  We provide strategic guidance and detailed SOPs for retrenchment, layoffs, and closures in compliance with the ID Act, IFC PS-2, and ILO recommendations. Our approach emphasizes transparency, due process, and humane treatment of workers—reducing reputational and legal risks while preserving workforce trust.
• Implementation Support & Capacity Transfer
  Unlike advisory-only firms, we support policy rollout, grievance mechanism design, contractor onboarding, and workforce engagement programs. Through training modules on labour compliance, POSH (Prevention of Sexual Harassment), DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion), and worker rights, we build organizational capacity to sustain fair labour practices.