This two-page flyer notes that the majority of cases submitted to National Contact Points (NCP) have dealt with employment and worker issues (55%). The majority of those cases arise from …
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Informal Is the New Normal — Improving the Lives of Workers at Risk of Being Left Behind
The paper first considers the nature and size of the informal economy (targeting self-employed workers, wage workers, etc.) and suggests policies to increase benefits and lower costs. https://www.odi.org/sites/odi.org.uk/files/resource-documents/11993.pdf
Improving Paths to Accountability for Human Rights Abuses in the Global Supply Chains – A Legal Guide
Looking beyond the ‘arm’s length transaction’ between certain contractual parties in a special relationship, the purpose of this guidance is to identify paths to accountability for human rights abuses in …
Improving Paths to Business Accountability for Human Rights Abuses in the Global Supply Chains: A Legal Guide (Dec. 2010)
This guide sets forth a basic primer for pursuing corporate supply chain accountability from a litigation standpoint (in the common law British judicial system). The piece first sets forth the …
Door Still Open? Canada As Safe Harbour For Multinational Human Rights Litigation (Nov. 13, 2017)
The article describes the “growing wave of significant lawsuits in Canada against corporations for alleged international labour and human rights violations in their overseas operations or supply chains” and notes …
International Arbitration of Business and Human Rights Disputes: Questions and Answers
The authors here present FAQs regarding the role of arbitration in international corporate human rights abuses, particularly as “civil and criminal courts in many parts of the world are often …
The Future of Business and Human Rights: More Regulation
The article explores “recent and proposed legislation that is intended to plug some of the gaps between international ‘soft law’ requirements and perceived market shortcomings.” The article tracks current and …
IS THE CALIFORNIA TRANSPARENCY IN SUPPLY CHAINS ACT DOING MORE HARM THAN GOOD? (Jul. 25, 2017)
The post describes the California Transparency in Supply Chains Act (CTSCA)–as procedural rather than substantive legislation–and points out its weaknesses with respect to corporate accountability. It posits further that the …
Litigation, business and human rights: if you’re not at the table, you’re on the menu
The article sets forth and explains the UN Guiding Principles and their “cross-sectoral implications.” To this end, it analyzes suggested UK legislation and EU directives both stemming from the UNGPs. …
Labor & Employment Law Strategic Global Topics: Summer 2017 – Religion in Workplace
This report by EY Labor and Employment Law provides brief overviews of how religious freedom in interplays with rights of the employer in their workplace in 24 countries. https://www.ey.com/Publication/vwLUAssets/ey-labor-law-strategic-global-topics-summer-2017-edition-cover/$FILE/ey-labor-law-strategic-global-topics-summer-2017-edition.pdf
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