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Unpacking the relationship between homeworking and child workers
Many brands prohibit the use of homeworkers, often as a knee-jerk reaction to the controversial association of homework with child labour. However, there is important new evidence about the real benefits of homework to children's wellbeing
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Building the New Southeast Asian Macau: A Survey of Chinese and Cambodian Construction Workers in Sihanoukville
Research unearths widespread problems on Chinese construction sites in Otres, a village on the outskirts of Sihanoukville city
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Challenges of COVID-19 in Latin America, the most unequal region in the world
Latin America deserves a new opportunity to recover through a human rights-based approach that includes marginalised but key groups.
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What would gender-friendly actions for homeworkers look like in a post-COVID-19 world?
If brands can ensure homeworkers receive a living wage and regular work, this would be life-changing for many women
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Something for Europeans to celebrate – a new social contract begins to emerge?
BHRRC's Phil Bloomer and ITUC's Sharan Burrow discuss the EU Commission's plans for mandatory due diligence in a piece for Open Democracy
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Human rights due diligence can help home-based workers hidden in India’s Leather Industry
The Indian leather industry needs a new business model, where brands recognise homeworkers in the supply chain and enable suppliers to be open about hiring homeworkers.
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