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ITALIAN LEGISLATIVE DECREE No. 231/2001: A model for Mandatory Human Rights Due Diligence Legislation?

In 2011, the UN Human Rights Council unanimously endorsed the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs). The Guiding Principles emphasized, on one hand, the State duty to …

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Renewed: IndustriALL Inditex Global Framework Agreement

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Health, Safety and Dignity of Sanitation Workers An Initial Assessment

The global sanitation workforce bridges the gap between sanitation infrastructure and the provision of sanitation services. Sanitation workers provide an essential public service but often at the cost of their …

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إنهاء عمالة الأطفال ، والسخرة والاتجار بالبشر في سلاسل التوريد العالمية

من خلال اعتماد أهداف التنمية المستدامة (SDG) ، التزم المجتمع العالمي بإنهاء عمل الأطفال بحلول عام 2025 والسخرة والاتجار بالبشر بحلول عام 2030. وفقًا لآخر ...

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Lived Experience Of Migrant Women: Qatar, Bahrain, and Kuwait

The stories of the 24 women who shared their migration experiences in this study are almost repetitive in their narratives of violence and abuse. However, their understanding of what they’ve …

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German Constitutional Court: Ban on Strike Action for Civil Servants Deemed Constitutional

“In this case, teachers in four German federal states who had the status of civil servants (Beamte) participated in strike activities organized by the trade union for the education sector, …

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Living wages in international and European law

“The majority of EU Member States provide for a statutory minimum wage, although the amount guaranteed is usually not sufficient to secure adequate protection above the poverty threshold (Clauwaert, 2019: …

The safety business: TÜV SÜD’s role in the Brumadinho dam failure in Brazil

On 15 October 2019, five Brazilians who lost close family members in the dam failure, together with ECCHR and MISEREOR, and supported by Brazilian NGOs Associação Comunitária da Jangada and …

Due Diligence for Responsible Corporate Lending and Securities Underwriting

Due diligence can help banks prevent or address adverse impacts related to human and labour rights, the environment, and corruption associated with their clients as well as avoid financial and …

Mauritius: THE WORKERS’ RIGHTS BILL (No. XXIV of 2019)

The object of this Bill is to repeal the Employment Rights Act and replace it by a modern and comprehensive legislative framework with a view to addressing the shortcomings of …

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