Eswari brings an invaluable dual-perspective to the table. Her background combines advising corporate clients and institutional investors on reducing risks of forced labour across supply chains, and working directly with migrant rights organisations as a research lead in Asia and Africa.
At Embode, Eswari works across a number of different projects from specialised training to supply chain businesses to supplier consultations on how HRDD processes can be more effective. In all focus areas, Eswari dives into the complexities of supply chains in order to provide practical, context-appropriate and easy to understand advice, which help businesses raise their standards. She has delivered on outputs from grievance mechanisms and worker engagement to responsible recruitment and gender equality. Based in India, she provides a regional presence for our clients with business operations in South and Southeast Asia, leading qualitative research, capacity-building training, and human rights impact assessments.
A postgraduate of Public Policy and Governance, Eswari has worked across Asia with civil society organisations, UN agencies, research institutions, government bodies and the private sector on labour rights, migration and business and human rights issues. She served as an ESG research associate to companies and institutional investors as well as a research and policy analyst for a regional network of civil society organisations based in the Philippines. Eswari is adept at evidence-based reports and policy briefs on labour migration and migrant protection. She has also conducted policy assessments across South Asia, GCC, Sudan and Ethiopia specifically on topics of migrant awareness, orientation and irregular migration.
Coming from a long line of migrant workers herself, Eswari brings a personal depth to her work allowing her to identify nuances and lived realities that are often overlooked. She is particularly drawn to Embode’s participatory methodology of work that includes not only the workers and their communities but the supply chain businesses themselves in co-designing solutions.
