Migrant workers face severe, systemic harms in global supply chains – exacerbated by the exploitative business models of major multinationals. We recorded 747 cases of alleged abuse of migrant workers in 2025.

From January 2015 to December 2024, the Business and Human Rights Centre recorded more than 6,400 attacks across 147 countries against people who voiced concerns about business-related risks or harms. This is close to two attacks on average every day over the past ten years.

This is a pivotal moment for US business. In a context of shifting political and regulatory landscapes, companies’ core human rights policies and commitments remain largely unchanged – but their responses to changing policies, regulations and rhetoric in the US paint a more alarming picture.

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Human rights defenders are at the forefront of protecting our rights and shared planet. Our database contains thousands of recorded instances of attacks by companies impacting the rights of defenders.

Search our database of lawsuits brought against companies to hold them to account for alleged human rights abuses, and look at trends for litigating corporate human rights harm from around the world.

Strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs) are one tactic used by business actors to stop people raising concerns about their practices. Explore our database of cases that bear the hallmarks of SLAPPs.

Migrant workers across the world are subjected to severe, systemic human rights violations in global supply chains. Explore our database of cases to see companies linked to abuse, alongside key trends and points of intervention.