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Post Company efforts to protect workers in the Gulf from heat stress are failing
As the region swelters in year-round extreme heat, with temperatures sometimes exceeding 50 degrees Celsius at the peak of summer, there is an urgent need for preventative measures to tackle heat stress among workers – as well as the insufficient health and safety workplace protections exacerbated by it.
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Series Reflections on the missing 4th draft
Lack of a 4th draft of the Binding Treaty cause for concern for those seeking to end corporate impunity for human rights abuses, say Anesu Dera and Ariella Scher, Centre for Applied Legal Studies (CALS), Wits University, South Africa
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Series Why isn't the EU more engaged in the Binding Treaty negotiations?
With the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive on the table, there are no reasons for the EU not to negotiate a UN Treaty on transnational corporations, argue Giuseppe Cioffo, CIDSE, & Jill McArdle, Friends of the Earth Europe.
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Series Friends of the Chair: New Impetus for the UN Business & Human Treaty Process?
Doug Cassel of Notre Dame University outlines the balance of influence held by the Friends of the Chair - and what needs to happen to ensure progress.
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Series A Draft Adrift: What next for the UN treaty?
Jeffrey Vogt, Director, Rule of Law Department, Solidarity Center, outlines the hurdles facing the latest round of Binding Treaty discussions.
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Series Before the flood? The looming risk of corporations suing states for Covid-related measures
Bettina Mueller from the Transnational Institute looks into the risk of corporations using investment agreements to sue states for measures taken to protect human rights and the public interest during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Series Conflict and modern slavery: The investment perspective
Modern slavery and human trafficking have been a consequence of 90% of modern wars. Stephanie Williams and Katie Frame from Schroders offer practical steps for investors to engage companies on conflict and modern slavery.
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