Business & Human Rights

NGO Paper Seeks G20 Corporate "Due Diligence" Push

August 24, 2017

Representatives of the European Centre for Constitutional and Human Rights call on the Group of 20 countries (G20) to push for national policies implementing "mandatory human rights due diligence and supply chain reporting" for companies and heightened due diligence mandates for companies operating in countries that do not recognize collective bargaining rights.
UN Paper: Companies Must Prevent "Product Misuse"

August 24, 2017

The UN Global Compact endorsed a "Good Practice Note" in May outlining a duty of corporations to prevent customers' "misuse" of their products to violate human rights as part of their responsibility to implement the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (BHR).
UN Agency Sets out Principles for BHR and Violent Crime

August 24, 2017

The UN Global Compact has released a "Good Practice Note" containing principles on how companies should perform proper "due diligence" in line with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (BHR) when operating in areas with high rates of violent crime, including provisions on how businesses should help alleviate violent crime in these regions.
NGO Criticizes IMF, World Bank Labor Advice

August 24, 2017

The nongovernmental organization Bretton Woods Project has published an article warning that policy advice from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank on loosening labor regulations and moderating minimum wage laws is inconsistent with the global labor rights agenda and will not contribute to employment or economic growth.
US Pressures UN on Israeli Settlement "Blacklist"

August 23, 2017

The Washington Post reports that US diplomats are pushing the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights not to publish a database of companies allegedly operating in disputed territory claimed by Palestinians for a future state, asserting that disclosing such a list goes beyond the office's mandate and violates principles of due process.