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Post Labour abuse at suppliers’ suppliers – how should brands respond?
In a recent investigation, Transparentem found evidence of serious labour abuses including forced labour indicators at more than a dozen material or component manufacturers in Taiwan. The findings point to an endemic problem affecting migrant workers in the country’s manufacturing sector. How should global brands respond?
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Post The Case for Mandatory Regulation: Jurisprudence Showcases the Need to Move On from Self-Regulation in Tech
As technology continues to play an increasingly central role in society and in conflicts, human rights risks also grow. Clear, enforceable laws and policies that hold tech companies accountable for their actions, in part by demanding they identify the risks of their products and services for humanity, are needed to protect human rights and ensure that tech companies operate in a manner that aligns with the broader public interest, rather than merely prioritising their bottom line.
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Post Unjust minerals: What can investors do to drive the changes needed for a just transition in the mining sector?
A just transition agenda for investors focused on mining would build on three priorities: respecting communities, protecting workers and developing local economies. With its vast impacts on land, mining must respect local communities, in particular through securing the free, prior and informed consent of Indigenous Peoples. Antonina Scheer sets out a framework to help investors fulfil their role in aligning mining with just transition goals.
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Post New Look and ITF’s partnership must be a stepping stone to wider change
As fashion brand New Look and the International Transport Workers’ Federation enter a landmark agreement to protect transport workers in global supply chains, Sue Fairley and Ruwan Subasinghe make the case for mandatory human rights due diligence
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Post Labour rights and the Damocles’ sword of randomised controlled trials
Nandita Shivakumar examines the labour rights pitfalls of randomised controlled trials in garment factories
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Post Arms manufacturers and complicity in crimes against humanity in Gaza
Major arms manufacturers such as BAE Systems, Boeing, Caterpillar, and Lockheed Martin have achieved record profits and climbing stock prices amid Israel’s war on Gaza. However, these companies alongside global investors, are now the subject of warnings about complicity in crimes against humanity in Gaza.
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Post Corporate responsibility to avoid complicity in genocide in Gaza
What are the implications of the ICJ's identification of "real and imminent risk" of genocide in Gaza for corporations with operations or business relationships with or in Israel? Dr Irene Pietropaoli looks at the steps corporations must take in line with their obligations under international law not be complicit in and to ensure the prevention of genocide.
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Post Worker organising as a remedy for forced labour
Effective remedies for forced labour must include the full participation and engagement of workers alongside binding regulation, including forced labour import bans and legally binding agreements, if they are to be impactful and durable, argues Jennifer Gordon, Professor of Law at Fordham Law School. This will guarantee labour rights and dignity for workers.
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Series CSDDD – A timid step forward in the fight against corporate human rights abuse
Key TU representatives welcome the approval of the CSDDD, but raise concerns over its ambition. They urge member states to take full advantage of the flexibility allowed to create stronger rules that will be more effective in protecting the rights of workers and trade unions when transposing into national law.
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Series Sweden's CSDDD U-turn crucial step forward
Sweden’s fresh support for the CSDDD demonstrates there is a decisive affinity within the Council of Europe to hold companies accountable, argues Mathieu Vervynckt, Swedwatch.
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