Bea Ruoff has a background in Economics and Business Administration. Prior to joining ACT she was a teacher and researcher with a focus on labour market development and inequality, wage setting and global production networks and has designed and managed multi-stakeholder research projects at the Berlin School of Economics and Law.

David Cichon has a background in sociology and political science with a research focus on industrial relations in global value chains. He completed his doctoral thesis on wage setting in Cambodia’s garment and footwear industry.

Tandiwe Gross joined the team in June 2018. She has a background in political science, law and labour policies, and has worked for the ILO in the field of online capacity building and technical advice on due diligence. More recently she served in the ILO Liaison Office in Myanmar.

James has a background in communication strategy and public policy with a particular focus on wages and the global garment industry. An avid storyteller, James has supported civil society, government and private sector groups to use communication strategies to secure better outcomes for workers and communities.

Based in Southeast Asia for the past decade, Joana has conducted extensive research on human rights challenges in the Global South. Her doctoral thesis on labour rights in the Cambodian garment sector discussed interpretations around the concept of ‘rights’ through the lens of existing laws, workers and employers.