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Worker power as a business model: the case of the No Sweat T-shirt project
Accountability and worker well-being stem not from corporate-led audits, but from the power of direct worker organisation and negotiated agreements, writes Jay Kerr from No Sweat
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Just transition in Africa: from a moral to a legal imperative
The process for achieving a just energy transition demands increasing scrutiny in the African context, writes Joseph Kibugu
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Rebuilding Gaza: turning a profit from peace?
Accountability, heightened human rights due diligence and Palestinian leadership must be prioritised and placed at the centre of any plans.
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Fighting corporate power: time for a feminist treaty
What’s needed now is not just any treaty, but a feminist one: a treaty that dismantles corporate impunity, centers those most affected, and empowers them to claim their rights and obtain justice.
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Benefit sharing in wind and solar projects must become the norm. The Just Transition Work Programme is a unique opportunity
With the adoption of the Just Transition Work Programme (JTWP) at COP27 in 2022, the scope and ambition of just transition negotiations reached a new level, and expectations have built for COP30 in Brazil to deliver concrete decisions that advance just transition pathways through international cooperation. The JTWP must champion “people-centred” transition pathways that put people’s needs at the heart of all climate action by prioritising support for fair and equitable benefit sharing and co-ownership models, as an example of a powerful alternative to exploitative models.
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From Climate Week to COP30: Rewiring the energy transition from the ground up
New York Climate week highlighted great opportunities and challenges for COP30 in a month’s time, and especially for the Just Transition Work Programme, write Michael Clements and Phil Bloomer
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Paper-pushers or change-makers? The EU's Omnibus should not stifle companies' efforts to tackle their most severe human rights risks
"The Omnibus’ departure from the risk-based approach risks a regression in international consensus and from current and emerging business practice," write Mathilde Dicalou, Noah Mardirossian and Gabrielle Holly from the Danish Institute for Human Rights.
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Shared responsibility, shared benefits: paving the way to living wages in Cambodia
By refusing to sign a binding support agreement in Cambodia, major brands are creating risk not only for garment workers but also for themselves and their investors, writes Elizabeth Umlas from IndustriALL Global Union
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Beyond borders: Why courts must hold companies accountable for migrant worker exploitation
Leigh Day partner Oliver Holland highlights recent judicial decisions that signal a growing willingness to hold companies accountable for abuses against migrant workers and urges stronger legislation.
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To lead or to capitulate: Europe’s impending decision on people and planet
The European Union’s groundbreaking legislation to direct business to deliver sustainability and rights is under attack from within and without its borders. Will leaders capitulate further with a false competitiveness narrative that has completely gone off track? Or will they hold to and help lead the path towards sustainability and public trust that they were on, joined by many of the largest of the world’s emerging markets?
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