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• Modern Slavery Registry welcomes Independent Review’s recommendations and urges government to act

  22 May 2019 22/05/19 - Adam Barnett, Communications Officer, BHRRC

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  Responsible Business Conduct - the European Business model of the 2020s

  21 May 2019 Heidi Hautala, Member of European Parliament & Vice-President of the European Parliament

  The EU especially has an urgent need to show leadership and put in place mandatory human rights due diligence on companies, which obliges them to analyse, effectively mitigate, report on and account for their actions.

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• Ranking Digital Rights 2019 index finds tech companies 'still failing' to curb abuse on privacy and free expression

  16 May 2019 16/05/19 - Laura Reed, Research and Engagement Manager at Ranking Digital Rights

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• Canada's 'toothless' new corporate watchdog is a broken promise and a major setback for human rights

  15 May 2019 15/05/19 - Emily Dwyer, Coordinator for the Canadian Network on Corporate Accountability

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• Japan's new visa system for migrant workers only extends the scope for exploitation

  3 May 2019 Saul Takahashi, former Japan researcher at BHRRC

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• Maysa Zorob talks Vedanta and Zambian farmers on CNBC Africa

  3 May 2019 3/5/19 - Adam Barnett, Communications Officer, BHRRC

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  How to fight sexual harassment at work? Empower women workers through trade unions

  1 May 2019 Aruna Kashyap, Senior Counsel for Women’s Rights, Human Rights Watch

  Brands serious about sustainable solutions beyond social audits should publicly report on the number of factories where workers are unionized, and the business incentives they offer to factories that respect workers’ freedom of association.

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• Supreme Court decision on Vedanta vs Zambian farmers will help those seeking justice against corporate abuse, say lawyers

  30 Apr 2019 30/04/19 - Oliver Holland, Associate Solicitor at Leigh Day.

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• Canada has a new Responsible Enterprise watchdog - is it enough to tackle corporate human rights abuse?

  25 Apr 2019 25/4/19 - Isobel O'Connell, Canadian social performance strategist

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  Is 'worker voice' technology more than just kabuki theatre in the struggle for labour rights?

  25 Apr 2019 Antoine Heuty, CEO of Ulula

  The scale, ubiquity, and systemic nature of rights abuse in supply chains calls for a more bold and innovative use of technology, to transform how workers and their representatives monitor and improve working conditions.

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