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NGOs Criticize H&M Investors for Supply-Chain Labor Standards
March 07, 2019
Two nongovernmental organizations have published a study criticizing Nordic banks with shares in H&M for not placing financial pressure on the apparel company to ensure the workers in its clothing supply chain receive a “living wage.”
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Church Investors Pressure Companies on Social, Climate Policies
March 07, 2019
The BBC reports that a faith-oriented pension-fund membership organization called the Church Investors Group is pressuring companies to reform their social and environmental policies on issues including gender equality, tax and wage transparency, and climate action.
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NGO Issues Global Guidance on Migrant Worker Rights
March 07, 2019
The Institute for Human Rights and Business has published three briefings for businesses around the world on international legal standards relating to employing migrant workers, focusing on pay, housing, and the right to organize.
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“Abidjan Principles” Call for Regulation of Private Education
March 07, 2019
A group of UN agents, academics, and nongovernmental organization representatives have announced their adoption of the “Abidjan Principles,” a set of global guidelines outlining the authors’ vision of the state’s duty to provide free, public education and impose regulations on private education initiatives.
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NGO Creates Online Tool for Human Rights in Tourism
March 07, 2019
The Roundtable Human Rights in Tourism has created an online “Get Started” Tool guiding companies operating in the tourism industry how to embed global human rights principles in their operations and their “value chain.”
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