From smugglers to supermarkets: the ‘informal economy’ touches us all

A Guardian article highlighting how much in common the “informalisation” of the economy in the west has with the pre-existing informal networks that exist in the developing world. The author …

Safeguarding the Rights of Asian Migrant Workers from Home to the Workplace

This report points to the growing number of labor migrants in Asia and examines the policy question of how to best safeguard their rights. Governments and stakeholders in both origin …

Legalizing Discrimination in Europe

The article discusses the reactions and potential fallout of a European Court of Justice ruling that allows employers to ban “the visible wearing of any political, philosophical or religious sign” …

Judgements in Cases C-157/15 and C-188/15 – Press release by the Court of Justice of the European Union

The court held that “an internal rule of an undertaking which prohibits the visible wearing of any political, philosophical or religious sign does not constitute direct discrimination.”  This decision was …

CJEU, 14 March 2017, Case Nr. C 157/15, Samira Achbita, Centrum voor gelijkheid van kansen en voor racismebestrijding v. G4S Secure Solutions NV

Article 2(2)(a) of Council Directive 2000/78/EC of 27 November 2000 establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation must be interpreted as meaning that the prohibition on wearing an …

European Court of Justice March 14, 2017, C-188/15, Bougnaoui c. Micropole SA

European Court of Justice (ECJ):  The National Court refers to the ECJ a question of interpretation of the EU law.  The National Court then applies the ECJ ruling in its …

Judgements in Cases C-157/15 and C-188/15 – Court of the Justice of the European Union (Press Release)

The court held that “an internal rule of an undertaking which prohibits the visible wearing of any political, philosophical or religious sign does not constitute direct discrimination.”  This decision was …

Global Supply Chains are about to Get Better, Thanks to Block Chain

Harvard Business Review article does not directly speak to corporate responsibility/accountability with regards to global supply chains, however, it does bring forth the discussion of the future of supply chains. …

Discriminations in Korea – Events of 2017

This article discusses Korea’s restrictions and discriminations in areas such as association for workers, freedom of speech, women’s rights and refugees. https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2018/country-chapters/south-korea  

Doe v. Nestle USA, Inc.

Plaintiffs were former child slaves forced to harvest cocoa in the Ivory Coast. They filed claims under the Alien Tort Statute (ATS) against defendants Nestle USA, Inc., Archer Daniels Midland …