Promote supply chain transparency
We build capacity for brands, retailers and factories to protect workers from forced labor and modern slavery.
Matera Alliance Inc., a corporate subsidiary of Pacific Links Foundation, specializes in workforce development solutions.
As Vietnam continues to become a prime destination for trade and export to the international market, a transparent and trustworthy supply chain will be critical to sustaining the development of all parties.
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Safe migration decisions
Matera's solutions are designed for migrant workers to make better informed decisions with vetted information.
Upskilling
Matera provides workers with tools opportunities to develop knowledge and skills for workforce readiness, including forced labor risks, safe migration, financial literacy and self-learning.
Supply chain transparency
We work closely with brands, retailers and factories to deliver workforce development solutions that increases supply chain transparency.
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FACT®
FACT® provides specialized trainings for Vietnamese factory workers and managers to raise their awareness about forced labor and human trafficking. Global brands can increase their compliance with international and national modern slavery laws and factories are able to obtain FACT® certification.
PAXU®
PAXU® is a worker well-being and growth mobile app that helps users compare living costs in different locations, calculate debt repayments, connect with trusted information, and learn about safe migration. This app support migrant workers wherever they are.
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Resilience
One line manager during a FACT Training shared a story about a relative that ended up in a human trafficking situation. His brother-in-law’s family were poor and lived very difficult lives. One day, the family was approached by a young man offering a job with a high salary for their 16-year-old daughter. As they saw the job would provide an opportunity to better their lives, they agreed to let their daughter go with him. When she got into the car, she met several others who were also promised the same thing. They called their families as they felt unsafe and were then rescued by police.
Manager during FACT Training at TNG Viet Duc, 2020
Gratitude
Factory management and workers alike appreciate how FACT training puts them at the center of the learning experience through activities such as storytelling. The fun and engaging curriculum is tailored to be highly relatable to their lives and makes them feel engaged. They tend to enter the training with relatively low levels of knowledge on modern slavery and leave with expotentially higher understanding on how they can actively protect themselves and their communities. T, a manager from Regina Miracle Vietnam, personally supported a four day training of 3700 employees and was impressed that so many workers were raising their hands to actively participate. She highlighted how important the training was and was grateful that their company was selected by their brand to receive FACT training.
T, manager from Regina Miracle Vietnam, 2020
Courage
T, a factory worker, credited PAXU’s unique calculators with helping her make safer migration decisions by teaching her about different salaries and living costs around the world. Previously, she was planning to find a job abroad but completely changed her mind after using the app. “I was so excited about the job opportunity that I ignored the potential risks. PAXU helped me better evaluate it and I decided not to go. It takes courage to make tough decisions and I think I was brave not to take the job.”
T, a factory worker and PAXU user
Grace
“I found PAXU’s Budgeting and Insights section particularly useful for my daily life. As a student living away from home, I find it important to properly manage my savings and expenses and am grateful that there is an app to help me with this. The Insight articles also help me improve my skills and better understand issues such as human trafficking and forced labor. I think this information will help me be better prepared for the workforce as I will graduate soon and will need to look for a job.”
N, student
Partner
FACT®
Deploy FACT® training to your factories and expand available training formats (online, micro-learning, etc.). Email connect@materalliance.com.
PAXU®
Expand PAXU®’s reach in Vietnam and localize PAXU® for migrant workers worldwide. Email connect@materalliance.com.
Invest
Help us to deploy workforce development solutions to promote a more transparent supply chain. Email connect@materalliance.com.