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Article

8 Apr 2004

Author:
Daniel Vasella, Chairman and chief executive officer of Novartis, Financial Times

Business must help frame new human rights rules

The United Nations will on Thursday debate a new code - the Human Rights Norms for Business...The proposal, as drafted, is problematic and unrealistic and has understandably provoked a sceptical or negative reaction from many companies and industry associations.

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