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NGO Calls for Anti-Slavery Commissioner in Australia
August 03, 2018
The Walk Free Foundation recently published its 2018 Global Slavery Index linking US$12 billion in Australian imports to slave labor and calling on the country to create an independent commissioner on modern slavery to tackle the issue.
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NGO Publishes “Blueprint” for Governments on Worker Rights
August 03, 2018
The nongovernmental organization Focus on Labour Exploitation (FLEX) has published a “blueprint” for governments to protect workers’ rights through measures including corporate due diligence requirements, public reporting, and public procurement restrictions that pressure companies to ensure labor rights in their global supply chains.
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Swiss Council Approves BHR Due Diligence, Liability Proposal
August 03, 2018
The European Coalition for Corporate Justice has applauded the Swiss National Council for approving a proposal to impose mandatory human rights due diligence obligations and parent company liability on large Swiss businesses in line with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (BHR).
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Lawyers Examine “Failure to Prevent” Offense for Rights Abuses
August 03, 2018
Claiming the idea that only states can violate human rights has become “obsolete” in an era of growing business power, Andrew Smith and Alice Lepeuple of the law firm Corker Binning examine the possible construction of a “failure to prevent” offense in the UK to prosecute companies associated with human rights abuses in other countries.
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NGOs Criticizes BHR Treaty Draft for Lack of Enforcement
August 03, 2018
An article on Telesur illustrates the opposition by activist organizations to an intergovernmental working group’s recent draft text of a binding UN treaty on business and human rights (BHR) for failing to create a strong enforcement mechanism at the international level that would hold companies to account for BHR violations.
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