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- Romania: FREE NOW offers free rides for medical personnel fighting COVID-19 through taxi & ridesharing app
- NGO coalition calls on Qatar to put migrant worker welfare at the front of their response to Covid-19
- Malaysia: Medical glove manufacturers see surge in orders due to COVID-19, amid forced labour concerns
- COVID Action Platform brings together over 200 corporate leaders in response to pandemic
- Uganda: Carrefour and Mega Standard supermarkets adopt measures to protect staff and customers amid Covid-19 pandemic
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Corporate Legal Accountability
Concise profiles of lawsuits against companies accused of human rights abuses & commentaries
Pacific Region & Human Rights
Under reported business and human rights issues, allegations of abuse and local voices.
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Mandatory Due Diligence
News & thought leadership on momentum towards due diligence laws
Gender and Human Rights
Recognising and valuing the voices and leadership of women in business & human rights
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Beyond Social Auditing
What are the solutions and reform options for social auditing?
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Modern slavery
In business operations and supply chains
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Technology and Human Rights
Opportunities and risks for human rights created by new and emerging technologies
Climate justice
What must business do to address the biggest human rights challenge of our time?
Human rights defenders
Track attacks & find tools for positive company action on civic freedoms.
UN Guiding Principles
Includes implementation tools & examples, information on UN Working Group
Chinese investment overseas
Guidance, cases and company responses
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Natural Resources
Accountability and transparency in the development and use of energy, minerals, land & water