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Post Corporate remedy and accountability a decade after the Marikana Massacre
Ten years after 44 striking workers were killed and 78 were injured by police at Lonmin's Marikana mine, victims and their families continue their call for justice. Jordi Vives-Gabriel, Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for Business Ethics, University of St Gallen, and Hugo van der Merwe, Senior Research Specialist at the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation, lay out recommendations for Lonmin successor Sibanye-Stillwater to ensure reparations for victims.
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Post Strengthening Australia’s Modern Slavery Act: Step one in revitalising Australia’s approach to corporate respect for human rights
The recent change of government in Australia represents a much-needed opportunity to revitalise Australia’s approach to corporate respect for human rights, including to reorientate the Modern Slavery Act by requiring companies to undertake effective human rights due diligence aimed at preventing harm.
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Series Corporate interests over human interests in the India-UK trade talks
Researcher and policy analyst Shalini Bhutani blogs on the India-UK trade talks and concerns around lack of transparency and corporate capture.
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Series Governments and investors must work together to address the affordable housing crisis
Leilani Farha, Global Director of The Shift and Former UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Housing, sets out steps for governments and investors to address the crisis and respect the right to housing
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Series The housing crisis: Key priorities for investor action
Paloma Muñoz Quick and Cassie Collier from BSR outline key actions for investors to establish a human rights-focused approach to housing in order to address the crisis
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Post Legislative developments signal increasing commitment to corporate accountability for human rights abuses
Recent legislative developments in the EU and North America offer high hopes for corporate legal accountability and for affected communities to seek justice. They could also pave the way for other countries or regional blocks to follow suit.
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Post Asian garment labour movement identifies urgent shifts to redistribute profits & regulate global garment supply chains
Asia Floor Wage Alliance argue 'business as usual' cannot continue if garment workers' rights in the global south are to be adequately protected.
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