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 …
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 …
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 …
Mit der Verabschiedung der Ziele für nachhaltige Entwicklung (SDGs) hat sich die Weltgemeinschaft verpflichtet, die Kinderarbeit bis 2025 und die Zwangsarbeit und den Menschenhandel bis 2030 zu beenden.
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 …
La Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos y su Relatoría Especial sobre Derechos Económicos, Sociales, Culturales y Ambientales publicó a finales de 2019 el informe “Empresas y Derechos Humanos: Estándares Interamericanos” …
New rules for riders and digital workers Law 128/2019, converting Decree Law n. 101/19 (Urgent measures for the protection of work and company crisis management) confirms that the working relationships …
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 …
Multinational corporations based in Europe have accelerated their foreign direct investment in the Southern states of the United States in the past quarter-century. Some companies honor workers’ freedom of association, …
Under the Trump administration, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has systematically rolled back workers’ rights to form unions and engage in collective bargaining with their employers, to the detriment …
This is the third in a series of papers addressing the issue of late, partial or non-payment of wages to migrant construction workers. Our work has a specific focus on …
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