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Article

4 Dec 2012

Author:
HumanRights.Gov [USA]

Geneva Forum Marks Real Turning Point in Discussion of Business and Human Rights

[W]e’re focused on...what...the U.S. government [should] be doing...Congress has enacted the Dodd-Frank Bill which now requires reporting by U.S. companies doing business in the DRC. We have now regulations, a reporting requirement for companies doing business in Burma...[F]or companies, the question is how do they internalize this?...We’re very mindful of the fact that American companies that are operating globally have responsibilities and we as a government need to encourage and push them to do the right thing...[W]e’re very much rooted in trying to establish rule of law, legal procedures, due process so that people who are vulnerable, either because of their economic status or for other reasons, are not exploited and their rights are protected.

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